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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"biface"”.
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Clovis Technology and Settlement in the American Southeast
… there. My third chapter focuses on the 174 bifaces from Topper to understand biface production. I present the process of manufacture then measure the variation in production characteristics at the site in terms of our current knowledge of Clovis biface technology. I conclude that Topper …
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Packrat middens: A tool for environmental reconstruction and human adaptation analysis
… and artifact categories (projectile points, biface, uniface and millingstone tools) are compared with the paleoclimate record. Corresponding trends indicate a relationship between behavioral adaptation by human occupants and changes in climate.
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The shape of diversity: a morphometric analysis of late archaic bifaces from Lamoka Lake
… group, but through the study of Lamoka Lake bifaces found at the Lamoka Lake Site, as well as applying the concepts of community of practice, I have shown that tool shape variation could indicate distinct social groups. Using computer software to digitally outline bifaces I compared the shape …
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Tekison Cave: A Case Study in Archaeological Collection Rehabilitation and Accessibility
… about 900 years ago), and sourced an obsidian biface (from Whitewater Ridge, Oregon). I interviewed an original excavator to better understand the excavation and whereabouts of artifacts. Collaboration with Native American descendant communities included conducting an interview to incorporate …
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Subsistence, Technology, and Site Use Through Time at 41HY160, the Tee Box Six Locale
… at 41HY1670 with blanks and early stage bifaces manufactured for use elsewhere. At the same time, there is evidence of moderate amounts of late stage biface production and/or rejuvenation. High mobility is again posited for the Middle Archaic, although the lithic and faunal assemblages …
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The Tongue River Bison Jump (24RB2135): The Technological Organization of Late Prehistoric Period Hunter-Gatherers in Southeastern Montana
… the Tongue River Bison Jump used a generalized biface/core technology to make hunting and butchering tools. Tools reflect an efficient mixture of informal expedient flakes and formalized tools, such as projectile points and scrapers, to complete the task. The tools are predominantly made of …
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The Tongue River Bison Jump (24RB2135): The Technological Organization of Late Prehistoric Period Hunter-Gatherers in Southeastern Montana
… the Tongue River Bison Jump used a generalized biface/core technology to make hunting and butchering tools. Tools reflect an efficient mixture of informal expedient flakes and formalized tools, such as projectile points and scrapers, to complete the task. The tools are predominantly made of …
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Hominin cognitive and behavioural complexity in the Pleistocene: assessment through identity, intentionality and visual display
… had their genesis with the mode 2 (Acheulean) biface, but rather may be more securely associated with mode 3 prepared core technologies and the advent of the composite tool and pigment use. This in turn intimates that the Social Brain Hypothesis predicts the potential cognitive ability of …
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Investigating temporal change in Fauresmith technology: Insights from Rooidam 2, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
… edge has a morphology suggestive of a small biface. Although the lithic typology of the analyzed assemblage from Rooidam 2 is generally consistent with Fauresmith assemblages from nearby sites in the Northern Cape, the absence of bifaces and other LCTs is notable. The Rooidam 2 sequence also …
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Seasons of Change: Investigating the Role of Seasonality in the Oldowan-Acheulean Transition
… also explore the hypothesis that Early Acheulean bifaces evolved to function as specialised core forms associated with wet season foraging activities, and that they were less important in dry season foraging (especially butchery contexts). The dissertation first explores the nature of lithic …
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Organization of Technology at the Sanders Site (45KT315): Analysis of Formed Tools from the Yakima Uplands, WA
Analysis of the stone tools from the Sanders Site reveals trends in the development of stone tool technology and settlement patterns within the Yakima Uplands west of the Middle Columbia River. The Sanders Site collection provides exceptional opportunity for the study of stratified components that …