Lithic Technological Analysis of the Thin-butted Flint Axe
Författare
Summary, in English
Thin-butted flint axes are one of the most frequently occurring types in Scandinavian prehistory. While most of the type's morphological features show a narrow range of variation, the length of whole thin-butted axes can vary from 11 to 47 cm. The object of the article is to apply various methods of lithic analysis, including edge-wear analysis and experiment, to explain this variation. In examining artifact characteristics which have functional importance, it is possible to explore many wider issues having to do with social-cultural variation.
Avdelning/ar
Publiceringsår
1983
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
88-121
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Acta Archaeologica
Volym
53
Issue
1982
Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
Wiley-Blackwell
Ämne
- Archaeology
Nyckelord
- Neolithic flint axes
- experimental archaeology
- lithic technology
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 0065-101X