Identifying Major Transitions in the Evolution of Lithic Cutting Edge Production Rates.

The notion that the evolution of core reduction strategies involved increasing efficiency in cutting edge production is prevalent in narratives of hominin technological evolution. Yet a number of studies comparing two different knapping technologies have found no significant differences in edge prod...

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Main Authors: Antoine Muller, Chris Clarkson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5147885?pdf=render