Monitoring and interpreting the use-wear formation processes on quartzite flakes through sequential experiments

Pedergnana, Antonella; Ollé, Andreu

doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2016.01.053

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“…More recent work (Hroníková et al . ; Kononenko ; Pedergnana and Ollé , ; Ollé et al . ) demonstrates the variation in wear formation and differences in wear characteristics associated with non‐flint lithic raw material types.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…, ; Ollé et al . ; Pedergnana and Ollé —for microwear analysis of quartz tools, see also Knutsson ,b; Knutsson et al . ; Taipale et al .…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Microwear analysis of quartz and quartzite relies on wear features and wear formation processes that differ to varying degrees from those traditionally used in the analysis of finer‐grained silicates such as flint and chert (Knutsson ,b; Hroníková et al . ; Clemente Conte and Gibaja Bao ; Pedergnana and Ollé , ; Knutsson et al . ; Pedergnana et al .…”

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confidence: 99%

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Testing Area‐Scale Fractal Complexity (Asfc) and Laser Scanning Confocal Microscopy (LSCM) to Document and Discriminate Microwear on Experimental Quartzite Scrapers

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Few microwear studies have been conducted on tools made from quartzite. Most rely on visual observation of microwear features using optical light microscopes and scanning electron microscopes. Quantification of microwear on quartzite tools is extremely rare, even though numerous methods to mathematically document surface roughness have been applied to other silicate tools. In this paper, laser scanning confocal microscopy (LSCM) was used to document surface roughness on four experimental scrapers made from two different subtypes of Mistassini quartzite that were used on either fresh or dry deer hide. Surface roughness data were analysed using area‐scale fractal complexity (Asfc). The results of this test case indicate that Asfc can effectively discriminate between the unused and used regions on the quartzite tools based on surface roughness, and that it can also discriminate between surface roughness produced by working dry versus fresh hides. Differences in the subtypes of Mistassini quartzite did affect surface roughness, but not significantly enough to prevent discrimination of the dry and fresh hide‐working tools. Although the use of the Asfc parameter for lithic microwear analysis requires further testing, these first results suggest it could be a reliable technique to mathematically document and discriminate wear patterns on archaeological quartzite tools.

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confidence: 99%

“…, ; Ollé et al . ; Pedergnana and Ollé —for microwear analysis of quartz tools, see also Knutsson ,b; Knutsson et al . ; Taipale et al .…”

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Testing Area‐Scale Fractal Complexity (Asfc) and Laser Scanning Confocal Microscopy (LSCM) to Document and Discriminate Microwear on Experimental Quartzite Scrapers

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“…So, those formed by post-depositional processes, such as soil gloss and several types of edge damage Pargeter 2012;Shea & Klenck 1993) clearly overlap in appearance. This can be explained simply due to the fact that most traces are formed by similar mechanical processes, which are mainly frictional and derive from attritional or abrasive effects (e.g., Brink 1978;Kamminga 1979;Ollé & Vergès 2008;Pedergnana & Ollé 2017;Yamada 1993). Because of this, in use-wear analysis the distribution of the traces must be differentiated in order not to confuse the wear created by use with that from, for example, rubbing with the sediment itself, or trampling (Plisson 1985).…”

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“…When cleaning the tool for microscopic analysis, we referred to the protocols published on both rock crystal and other raw materials Ollé & Vergès 2008;Pedergnana et al 2016;Pedergnana & Ollé 2017).…”

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Traceological analysis of a singular artefact: The rock crystal point from O Achadizo (Boiro, A Coruña, Galicia)

Fernández-Marchena

2016

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The stone knapping industry is largely unknown from Galician Iron Age hillforts. Research into the material culture of these settlements is increasingly diverse, meaning this research is no longer reduced to techno-typological studies of pottery and metals, but also includes a wide range of approaches, including anthracological and carpological analyses, macrolithic tools, and so on. However, there have still been no studies on knapped stone tools. This gap in the research, which may be dependent on various factors, limits the overall perception of the economy of these communities.In this paper we present the data obtained from a use-wear study of a rock crystal tool from the O Achadizo hill fort (Boiro, A Coruña, Galicia). This tool was located in shell midden A, dated as Second Iron Age, and is of particular importance because of its pointed morphology and the configuration evidence on its perimeter. We carried out a macroscopic and microscopic analysis to obtain as much data on this piece as possible. Macroscopically we identified retouching as well as an impact fracture, and at the microscopic level we found several series of striations on the ventral face which are not in keeping with the use of the piece as a projectile tip. We decided to generate several “gigapixel” images of different areas of the tool, in order to record the order and arrangement of these striations, and to understand their origin. We identified differential orientation of the striations in the various sectors of the tool, suggesting a technical origin. The combination of the macro and microscopic analysis of both faces has allowed us to functionally interpret the tool as a sharp element.

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Effects of quartzite on the freeze–thaw resistance of clayey soil material from Erzurum, NE Turkey

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Monitoring and interpreting the use-wear formation processes on quartzite flakes through sequential experiments

Cited by 51 publications

References 62 publications

Testing Area‐Scale Fractal Complexity (Asfc) and Laser Scanning Confocal Microscopy (LSCM) to Document and Discriminate Microwear on Experimental Quartzite Scrapers

Testing Area‐Scale Fractal Complexity (Asfc) and Laser Scanning Confocal Microscopy (LSCM) to Document and Discriminate Microwear on Experimental Quartzite Scrapers

Traceological analysis of a singular artefact: The rock crystal point from O Achadizo (Boiro, A Coruña, Galicia)

Effects of quartzite on the freeze–thaw resistance of clayey soil material from Erzurum, NE Turkey

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