14815
Author
Patterson, Leland W.
Title Of Article Chaper
Characteristics of bifacial-reduction flake-size distribution
Title Of Journal Book
American antiquity: a quarterly review of American archaeology
Volume
55
Issue
3
Pages
550-558
Collation
figs., tables
Reference Bibliography
refs.
ISSN
0002-7316
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
Bifacial reduction experiments suggest that the characteristics of flake size distribution can be employed to detect bifacial reduction activities at archaeological sites. However, data on bifaces in various stages of completion as well as on by-product flakes are necessary for detailed analysis of the biface manufacturing sequence.
Keywords
flake;tools;archaeological sites;manufacturing; experimental archaeology
pub_id
14815