Recognising burnt vein quartz artefacts in archaeological assemblages

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2251-2260

  Driscoll, Killian ^a   Menuge, Julian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Burning experiment; Decrepitation; Fluid inclusions; Lithics; Vein quartz

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARTIFACT; BURNING; FLUID INCLUSION; GRAIN BOUNDARY; LITHIC FRAGMENT; MESOLITHIC; NEOLITHIC; QUARTZ VEIN; WATER CONTENT;

BELDERRIG; CONNACHT; COUNTY MAYO; IRELAND;

EID: 79960105117     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2011.03.028     Document Type: Article

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