The use of bone retouchers in a Mousterian context of Discoid lithic technology
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DOI: 10.1007/s12520-020-01155-6
Abstract: Bone retouchers are an important behavioural marker in the definition of several Lower, Middle and Upper Palaeolithic cultural complexes. However, their relationship with the assemblages of knapped stone artefacts is still to be investigated particularly… read more here.
Keywords: context discoid; discoid lithic; use bone; bone ... See more keywords
The use of bones as retouchers at Unit III of Teixoneres Cave (MIS 3; Moià, Barcelona, Spain)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2019.101980
Abstract: Abstract Prehistoric human groups organize their subsistence strategies according to environmental parameters and socio-cultural variables. Functional analysis of artefacts allows researchers to recognize different activities and the characteristics of their utilization and to formulate hypotheses… read more here.
Keywords: teixoneres cave; bone; barcelona spain; bone retouchers ... See more keywords
Bone retouchers from the Mousterian Quina site of De Nadale Cave (Berici Hills, north-eastern Italy)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2021.102864
Abstract: Abstract Bone retouchers are present in the human toolkit throughout the Lower and Middle Palaeolithic and appear in many contexts across Europe, sometimes in association with heavily retouched stone tools. Here we present the complete… read more here.
Keywords: site nadale; mousterian quina; quina site; bone retouchers ... See more keywords
Middle Paleolithic Bone Retouchers: Size or Proportions
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DOI: 10.17746/1563-0110.2020.48.4.014-026
Abstract: Bone retouchers are the most common tools for processing lithic raw material in the Middle Paleolithic of Eurasia. Typically, they are perceived by Paleolithic researchers as informal, unmodified tools made from bone blanks accidentally obtained… read more here.
Keywords: paleolithic bone; middle paleolithic; size proportions; bone ... See more keywords