The Measurement and Interpretation of Cortex in Lithic Assemblages
Harold L. Dibble, Utsav A. Schurmans, Radu P. Iovita, and Michael V. McLaughlin
Abstract
Cortex is often used as an indicator of core reduction and transport, but current measures to evaluate the observed amount of cortex in a lithic assemblage with what might be expected under particular conditions are still ambiguous. The purpose of the present study is to develop and evaluate an alternative method based on solid geometry. This method is evaluated with an experimentally produced assemblage, and implications of its application to archaeological assemblages are presented and discussed.
Resumen
La corteza se utiliza a menudo como indicador de la reducción y el transporte de lítica. Sin embargo las medidas actuales para evaluar la cantidad observada de corteza en un conjunto lítico con aquello que se pudiera esperar bajo ciertas condiciones siguen siendo ambiguas. El propósito del presente estudio es desarrollar y evaluar un método alternativo basado en geometría sólida. Este método se evalúa con un conjunto producido experimentalmente. Las implicaciones de su uso en conjuntos arqueológicos se presentan y se discuten.
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