Investigating experimental knapping damage on an antler hammer: A pilot-study using high-resolution imaging and analytical techniques

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 4528-4537

  Bello, Silvia M ^a   Parfitt, Simon A ^a,b   De Groote, Isabelle ^a,c   Kennaway, Gabrielle ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antler flint knapping hammer; CT scanning; Energy dispersive X ray spectroscopy; Focus variation optical microscope; Scanning electron microscope

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARCHAEOLOGY; BONE; DAMAGE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TOMOGRAPHY; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84881226220     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2013.07.016     Document Type: Article

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