Abstract
Trampling has long been recognized as a potential obstacle to lithic microwear analysis, but the magnitude of its effects have not yet been objectively evaluated. A blind test was conducted in which the effects of trampling on the preservation of use-wear traces were measured. The results of this test suggest that even moderate amounts of human trampling may significantly alter the appearance of lithic microwear traces.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 175-194 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | Journal of Archaeological Science |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 1993 |
Keywords
- Edge damage
- Experimental archaeology
- Lithic microwear
- Trampling
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