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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Lithic Scatters"”.
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Pushing the Limits: Testing, Magnetometry and Ontario Lithic Scatters
Lithic scatters, small ephemeral clusters of stone artifacts on cultivated surfaces, lie on the periphery of archaeology. These sites are often too ephemeral to be fully understood through standardized fieldwork methodologies mandated in Ontario CRM archaeology and yet, they are widely regarded as …
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Surface lithic scatters as an archaeological resource in South and Central Scotland
… bringing the reader up to date with how lithic studies have been conducted over the past three centuries. The disparate knowledge concerning scatters in Scotland led to the creation of the Scottish Lithic Scatters Project, which is outlined in chapter one. Of specific concern is the …
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Experiments to Measure the Effects of Timber Harvesting Equipment on Surface Lithic Scatters
… on the effects of timber harvesting on lithic scatters on Modoc National Forest. The experiments involved placement of 225 glass tiles (proxy lithics) in each of three plots subject to vehicle traffic and log dragging by steel-tracked and rubber-wheeled equipment. After the harvest, …
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Lithic scatters and landscape: the Mesolithic, Neolithic and Early Bronze Age inhabitation of the lower Exe valley, Devon
… of the lower Exe valley, between the Mesolithic and the Early Bronze Age through the evidence of a series of surface lithic scatters. Research draws on recent confident approaches to surface lithic scatters which view them as key data for understanding the inhabitation of prehistoric …
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Geoarchaeology in semi-arid landscapes
… humans a temporary source of water. Abundant lithic surface scatters provide evidence of human presence in the landscape. These lithic scatters are often found near quartzite outcrops and on the pan surfaces. The results presented in the three scientific articles contribute to a growing body …