Quantification and discrimination of lithic use-wear: Surface profile measurements and length-scale fractal analysis

Archaeometry

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 366-382

  Stemp, W J ^a   Childs, B E ^b   Vionnet, S ^c   Brown, C A ^b  

^a KEENE STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Worcester Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

^c EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

F test; Flint; Fractals; Laser profilometry; Length scale; Lithic; Relative length; Stone tools; Use wear

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLINT; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; LITHIC FRAGMENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TEXTURE;

EID: 65549118698     PISSN: 0003813X     EISSN: 14754754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2008.00404.x     Document Type: Article

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