Theme:
6. A Decade after the ‘Third Science Revolution in Archaeology’
Session format:
Regular session
Title:
Characterization of Lithic Material in Prehistory, Methods, Problems, Results
Content:
The study of the circulation of lithic raw materials is an important component of prehistoric studies today. But the determination of the origins and supply circuits requires a good characterization of the materials: flint, hard rocks, quartz, soapstone, etc. This characterization can be done in several ways: macroscopic examination, microscopic examination, geochemistry of trace elements , X-ray diffraction, spectro-radiometry ...
The aim of the session is to take stock of the methodology, the problems and the results of the various researches carried out to date. A focus will be made on the geochemistry of trace elements, which is a discipline of fairly recent use, and the results of which are sometimes controversial.
Keywords:
Raw material, Prehistory, Flint, Handaxe, Geochimistry, Dolerite
Session associated with MERC:
no
Session associated with CIfA:
no
Session associated with SAfA:
no
Session associated with CAA:
no
Session associated with DGUF:
no
Session associated with other:
Main organiser:
Fred Surmely (France) 1
Co-organisers:
Agne CIVILYTE (Lithuania) 2
Affiliations:
1. CNRS UMR 6042
2. Lithuanian Institute of History
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