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- Title
Blank Concerns: Issues of Skill and Consistency in the Replication of Scottish Later Mesolithic Blades.
- Authors
Finlay, Nyree
- Abstract
Skill is central to the identification of the individual within lithic analysis. Modern replication tends to focus on the proficient flintknapper, and emphasises complex, technically demanding implements and high quality raw materials. Yet, acquiring lithic skill is a universal process that manifests itself in various ways depending on technological strategy and raw material. This paper presents the results of a programme of experimental replication that explores notions of consistency and identity. Based on Mesolithic blade technology, using direct percussion reduction and variable pebble resources, it compares knappers with different experience and identifies some salient parameters of individual performance.
- Subjects
ABILITY; FLINTKNAPPING; RAW materials; PEBBLES; ROCK craft
- Publication
Journal of Archaeological Method & Theory, 2008, Vol 15, Issue 1, p68
- ISSN
1072-5369
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10816-007-9048-y