From petrographic analysis to stereomicroscopic characterisation: a geoarchaeological approach to identify quartzite artefacts in the Cantabrian Region

Several isolated studies have tried to understand quartzite from an archaeological perspective by applying two different methodological approaches. The first one is based on non-destructive characterisation, aiming to understand human procurement and management of quartzite, without solid geoarchaeo...

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Published in:	Archaeological and anthropological sciences Vol. 12; no. 1
Main Authors:	Prieto, Alejandro, Yusta, Iñaki, Arrizabalaga, Alvaro
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2020 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Anthropology Archaeological sites Archaeology Chemistry/Food Science Crystals Earth and Environmental Science Earth Sciences Geoarchaeology Geography Life Sciences Lithic Original Paper Purchasing Research methodology Petrology Geoarchaeology Management of raw material Stereomicroscope Quartzite Lithic technology
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