Hafting adhesives (Other Keyword)

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Stuck like glue: Case studies in assessing the variability of hafting adhesives during the southern African Later Stone Age (2016)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Margaret-Ashley Veall.

Variations in design and function of any tool represent adaptive strategies employed by humans to exist within a landscape. With the increased application of both chemical analysis and microscopy to archaeological material, the identification of hafting adhesives, the glue of composite tools, provides a means by which we may evaluate how members of our species existed within dynamic environments and exploited its resources. In southern Africa, the well-preserved assemblages of the Later Stone...

‘Stuck like Glue’: A Multi-method Analysis of Hafting Adhesives from Later Stone Age Assemblages in Southern Africa (2017)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Margaret-Ashley Veall. Erika Ribechini. Thibaut Deviese. Mark Pollard. Peter Mitchell.

The characterization of hafting adhesives, the glue of composite tools, by chemical analysis and microscopy provides a means by which we may evaluate the organic components of technologies. In southern Africa, the well-preserved assemblages of the Later Stone Age (LSA) present a unique opportunity to evaluate the procured raw materials related to tool manufacture, with a focus on the ingredients of these plastic components. This paper presents the findings of a multi-site study of hafting...