Lithic Technological Analysis of the Thin-butted Flint Axe
(1983) In Acta Archaeologica 53(1982). p.88-121- Abstract
- 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.
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- author
- Olausson, Deborah LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 1983
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Neolithic flint axes, experimental archaeology, lithic technology
- in
- Acta Archaeologica
- volume
- 53
- issue
- 1982
- pages
- 88 - 121
- publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 0065-101X
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
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- 830863f1-1b34-427a-a629-2be7cbcee34c (old id 167911)
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