Blind tests shed light on possibilities and limitations for identifying stone tool prehension and hafting

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 935-952

  Rots, Veerle ^a   Pirnay, L ^a   Pirson, Ph ^a   Baudoux, O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Chercheurs de la Wallonie   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Blind test; Hafting; Microwear; Prehension; Stone tool

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; TOOL USE;

EID: 33645578784     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2005.10.018     Document Type: Article

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