Exploring the Chaîne Opératoires in Irish Quartz Lithic Traditions: Current Research
This article explores the use of quartz as a raw material in the early prehistoric period in Ireland. Archaeologists have invariably ignored quartz as a raw material because of its perceived difficulty in analysis. The basis of the research is the development, through experimental knapping, of an an...
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| Language: | English |
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University of York
2009-09-01
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| Series: | Internet Archaeology |
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| Online Access: | http://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue26/driscollb_index.html |