Experimental program on bone technology of the north of Tierra del Fuego: Contributions to the study of production and use-wear traces

Pal, Nélida Marcela; Santiago, Fernando; Álvarez, Myrian; Lasa, Adriana

doi:10.1016/j.jasrep.2020.102338

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“…Taphonomic alterations, manufacturing marks, and use wear observations were based on comparison with published works such as Bradfield (2015), Buc (2011), Fisher (1995), Fernandez‐Jalvo and Andrews (2016), Pal et al (2020), and LeMoine (1994), as well as previous analyses of Australian osseous artifacts (e.g., Langley et al, 2016; Langley, Balme, & O'Connor, 2021; Theden‐Ringl & Langley, 2018). Interpretations of artifact functions were based on overall morphology, use wear, hafting wear, residues, and similarities to known technologies.…”

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Fishhooks, fishing spears, and weaving: The bone technology of Madjedbebe, Northern Australia

Langley

Wallis

Nango

et al. 2023

Intl J of Osteoarchaeology

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Archeological assemblages of osseous material culture are rare in the Australian context, especially in the north where environmental conditions are not usually conducive to organic preservation. Nevertheless, more than 230 bone artifacts were recovered from the site of Madjedbebe, located in the Mirarr clan estate of the Alligator Rivers region of the Northern Territory. Of these artifacts, 199 have been identified to tool type. Here, we present the analysis of this exceptional assemblage, including the recovery of one-piece jabbing fishhooks, numerous fishing-spear tips, fragments of weaving tools, and possible osseous elements originating from ornamental pieces. The size and diversity of the Madjedbebe osseous technology assemblage is unique in the north and provides new insights into the lives of Mirarr peoples over the past 7,000 years.

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Fishhooks, fishing spears, and weaving: The bone technology of Madjedbebe, Northern Australia

Langley

Wallis

Nango

et al. 2023

Intl J of Osteoarchaeology

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“…The artifacts were described following Langley's (2018) typology for Australian bone points. Taphonomic alterations, manufacturing marks, and use wear identifications were based on comparison with published works such as Bradfield (2015), Buc (2011), Fisher (1995), Fernandez‐Jalvo and Andrews (2016), Pal et al (2020), and LeMoine (1994) as well as previous analyses of Australian bone artifacts (e.g., Langley et al, 2016; Theden‐Ringl & Langley, 2018).…”

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Bone artifacts from Riwi Cave, south‐central Kimberley: Reappraisal of the timing and role of osseous artifacts in northern Australia

Langley

Balme

O’Connor

2021

Intl J of Osteoarchaeology

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Here, we describe eight bone artifacts recovered from Pleistocene and Holocene contexts at Riwi, a cave site located in Mimbi country of the south-central Kimberley.These artifacts reflect a range of activities occurring at the site-including the manufacture of plant-fiber items, the processing of spinifex resin, and fish or bird hunting. As the oldest four artifacts were found within the Pleistocene deposit and therefore date to older than 35,000 cal. BP, these tools represent some of the most ancient bone technologies thus far identified in northern Australia. Such rare finds are helping to rewrite stories surrounding the innovation and use of osseous technologies on the Australian continent.

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“…The replication of past human actions through experimental archaeology is shown by two papers. Pal et al (2020) present an experimental program through the replication of archaeological bone tools and the application of a functional analysis framework with the aim of identifying, describing and differentiating the production traces from use-wear traces on bone artifacts from the Fuegian steppe. The results enable them to differentiate and define the microscopic traces related to the manufacturing techniques implemented in the production sequence: scraping, abrasion and sawing, as well as identify and describe the use-wear traces of different resources (wood, hide, bark, soft vegetable).…”

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Experimental and observational research in Zooarchaeology: Scopes, limitations and future perspectives

Escosteguy

Frontini

Pilaría

2020

Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports

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Experimental program on bone technology of the north of Tierra del Fuego: Contributions to the study of production and use-wear traces

Cited by 5 publications

References 27 publications

Fishhooks, fishing spears, and weaving: The bone technology of Madjedbebe, Northern Australia

Fishhooks, fishing spears, and weaving: The bone technology of Madjedbebe, Northern Australia

Bone artifacts from Riwi Cave, south‐central Kimberley: Reappraisal of the timing and role of osseous artifacts in northern Australia

Experimental and observational research in Zooarchaeology: Scopes, limitations and future perspectives

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