To be or not to be? That is not the question. Variability description of lithic assemblage

Morgane de Parthenay, Cédric Sarrazin
Abstract:
Based on the study of two collections from ancient excavations, the Grotte des Morts (Corrèze, France) and Plasenn-al-Lomm (Cotes-d’Armor, France), this paper focus on the description of the variability of the Raysse method through petroarchaeological and technological study of Raysse burins-core and associated by-products. In order to discuss the homogeneity of the Raysse technical tradition through the characterization of the technical variability of the Raysse elements, we propose a reading grid combining technological and petrological criteria. Techno-petrological analysis can also be applied to compare technical concepts such as tertiary modification burins with the Raysse method, wich seems to be technologically linked.
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IMEKO-TC4-MetroArchaeo2022-031.pdf
DOI:
10.21014/tc4-ARC-2022.031
Event details
IMEKO TC:
TC4
Event name:
TC4 MetroArchaeo 2022
Title:

IMEKO TC4 International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage

Place:
Consenca, ITALY
Time:
19 September 2022 - 21 September 2022