Raw Material Acquisition Strategy (Other Keyword)
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Rebound Hardness Results for the Raw Material In and Around Pinnacle Point, South Africa and the Implications Thereof (2015)
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The Middle Stone Age lithic assemblage at the Pinnacle Point site (Western Cape, South Africa) fluctuates between local, coarse-grained material and exotic, fine-grained, heat treated material throughout the human occupation layers. By understanding raw material choice, the first step in the chaîne opératoire, we can better understand these shifts in raw material representation. Quantifying the mechanical characteristics associated with knapability and comparing these ranked benefits to the...