Trampling Experiments – A Contribution to the Pseudo-Retouch Issue

Stone tools can, apart from human-made retouch, exhibit traces of damage due to post depositional processes. As a result of post depositional factors, whether animal, human or natural in origin, this damage can sometimes be interpreted as human-made retouch, even though it is actually the so called ...

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Autores principales:	K. Šprem, K. Gerometta, I. Karavanić
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Publicado:	EXARC 2020
Materias:	tools stone working tool traces post depositional process palaeolithic croatia Museums. Collectors and collecting AM1-501 Archaeology CC1-960
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/8b7578ddd67843b7b4371233326e47e3
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:8b7578ddd67843b7b4371233326e47e32021-12-01T14:42:34ZTrampling Experiments – A Contribution to the Pseudo-Retouch Issue2212-8956https://doaj.org/article/8b7578ddd67843b7b4371233326e47e32020-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://exarc.net/ark:/88735/10500https://doaj.org/toc/2212-8956Stone tools can, apart from human-made retouch, exhibit traces of damage due to post depositional processes. As a result of post depositional factors, whether animal, human or natural in origin, this damage can sometimes be interpreted as human-made retouch, even though it is actually the so called pseudo-retouch. Due to the problems arising in differentiating these two wholly opposite things, the last few decades have shown an increase in trampling experiments, the goal of which was to separate and recognize real retouch from pseudo-retouch. This article is going to show three such experiments executed by the authors, their methodology and results, as well the comparison to the results of the pseudo-retouch analysis done on lithic finds from a Middle Palaeolithic site of Mujina pećina in Croatia. The third experiment also consisted of taking a sample for soil micromorphological analysis which provided even more insights into this complex topic.K. ŠpremK. GeromettaI. KaravanićEXARCarticletoolsstone workingtool tracespost depositional processpalaeolithiccroatiaMuseums. Collectors and collectingAM1-501ArchaeologyCC1-960ENEXARC Journal, Iss 2020/2 (2020)
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spellingShingle	tools stone working tool traces post depositional process palaeolithic croatia Museums. Collectors and collecting AM1-501 Archaeology CC1-960 K. Šprem K. Gerometta I. Karavanić Trampling Experiments – A Contribution to the Pseudo-Retouch Issue
description	Stone tools can, apart from human-made retouch, exhibit traces of damage due to post depositional processes. As a result of post depositional factors, whether animal, human or natural in origin, this damage can sometimes be interpreted as human-made retouch, even though it is actually the so called pseudo-retouch. Due to the problems arising in differentiating these two wholly opposite things, the last few decades have shown an increase in trampling experiments, the goal of which was to separate and recognize real retouch from pseudo-retouch. This article is going to show three such experiments executed by the authors, their methodology and results, as well the comparison to the results of the pseudo-retouch analysis done on lithic finds from a Middle Palaeolithic site of Mujina pećina in Croatia. The third experiment also consisted of taking a sample for soil micromorphological analysis which provided even more insights into this complex topic.
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title	Trampling Experiments – A Contribution to the Pseudo-Retouch Issue
title_short	Trampling Experiments – A Contribution to the Pseudo-Retouch Issue
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Trampling Experiments – A Contribution to the Pseudo-Retouch Issue

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