Stone tool reduction techniques

Author(s): Jeffrey J Flenniken

Editor(s): James C Woods; M G Plew; M G Pavesic

Year: 1985

Summary

J. Whittaker: Killed goats with atlatl darts, noted breakage, morphological change when reworked. Claims point types not valid cultural/temporal markers because they can be changed with reworking! [Incorrect, because damaged pts are still reworked into forms current at the time of reworking. Well dismissed by Thomas 1986. The useful information in this article is the high damage rate, damage from animal motion (mostly bending fractures), damage to point bases, support for "Frison effect" of change and reworking of points.]

Cite this Record

Stone tool reduction techniques. Jeffrey J Flenniken, James C Woods, M G Plew, M G Pavesic. In Stone tool analysis, Essays in honour of Don Crabtree. Pp. 265-276. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press. 1985 ( tDAR id: 415501)

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Keywords

General
Atlatl • Hunting • knapping • Weapon

Geographic Keywords
USA

Temporal Keywords
Chalcolithic • Mesolithic • Neolithic • Palaeolithic

Spatial Coverage

min long: -129.199; min lat: 24.495 ; max long: -66.973; max lat: 49.359 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): EXARC Experimental Archaeology Collection Manager

Record Identifiers

ExArc Id(s): 1753

Notes

Rights & Attribution: The information in this record was originally compiled by Dr. Roeland Paardekooper, EXARC Director.