Comparison of Hafting Adhesive Strengths in Lithic Tools

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Mogollon, Mimbres, and Salado Archaeology in Southwest New Mexico and Beyond" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Pine pitch is a form of glue whose main ingredients are pine resin and some sort of fibrous binder. There are various recipes that involve using different binders such as herbivore dung, ash, and organic fibers. Some formulas also call for beeswax or a form of fat to keep the pitch pliable and resist brittleness. Lac, which comes from the creosote bush, is also a potential candidate as a glue that needs no additives. It is not a secretion of the plant like pine resin, but comes from the lac insect that lives on the plant. Testing the strengths of these different types of adhesives and comparing the results provides useful information into what was used to haft flaked stone tools in the past.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Mogollon, Mimbres, and Salado Archaeology in Southwest New Mexico and Beyond   •
• Society for American Archaeology 88th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR (2023)

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Abstract Id(s): 36469.0