Journal
JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE
Volume 31, Issue 9, Pages 1287-1299Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2004.02.009
Keywords
microwear; residues; stone scrapers; ethnoarchaeology
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This paper presents the results of combined though independent microwear and residue analyses on an ethnoarchaeological assemblage from Ethiopia. Although microwear and residue analyses both aim at deriving functional information from stone tools, we believe that each addresses different issues and that the techniques are largely complementary. Given the ethnoarchaeological nature of the assemblage, a thorough examination and comparison of both methodologies was highly informative. It was demonstrated that a combined approach compensates potential deficiencies of a particular method and that it allowed more confident functional interpretations. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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