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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DOI

10.21014/tc4-ARC-2022.031

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TC4 - Measurement of Electrical Quantities

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