Core technology from Maripe Cave site (Santa Cruz, Argentina): Implications for rocks provisioning processes and lithic production

Introduction to micro-residues analysis: Systematic use of Scanning Electron Microscope and Energy Dispersive X-rays Spectroscopy (SEM-EDX) on Patagonian raw materials

“…Although several flint varieties are present in the Deseado massif area we started employing the most common ones identified in Cueva Maripe archaeological record. This was a fine grain silicified ignimbrite and the cores were recovers from a secondary raw materials source (La Primavera-Pedimento 1 -LP-P1) (Hermo and Lynch, 2015;Lynch, 2016;Lynch and Hermo, 2015;Lynch and Miotti, 2016). In order to avoid contact with other materials, the experimental tools were placed into individual plastic bags immediately after knapping.…”