Preliminary experimental insights into differential heat impact among lithic artifacts
The presence of thermally altered and broken flint artifacts is common at archaeological sites. Most studies focus their attention on the effects of heat treatment on flint to improve knapping qualities, disregarding the effects of fire over flint under uncontrolled conditions. This paper aims to sh...
Main Authors: | Guillermo Bustos-Pérez, Javier Baena Preysler |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Edinburgh
2016-09-01
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Series: | Journal of Lithic Studies |
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Online Access: | http://journals.ed.ac.uk/lithicstudies/article/view/1396 |
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