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Durham, Peter. "Image processing and hypermedia tools for archaeological classification." Thesis, University of Southampton, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.360695.
Повний текст джерелаMcColl, Lynsey Jane. "Statistical tools for investigating contemporaneity and co-location in archaeological records." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.489094.
Повний текст джерелаSandgathe, Dennis Michael. "The detection of unmodified flake tools in archaeological assemblages in the Eastern Slopes, Alberta." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp03/MQ34322.pdf.
Повний текст джерелаOgilvie, Ticca Margaret Alison. "Water in archaeological wood : a critical appraisal of some diagnostic tools for degradation assessment." Thesis, Durham University, 2000. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/1528/.
Повний текст джерелаMoore, Christopher R. "PRODUCTION, EXCHANGE AND SOCIAL INTERACTION IN THE GREEN RIVER REGION OF WESTERN KENTUCKY: A MULTISCALAR APPROACH TO THE ANALYSIS OF TWO SHELL MIDDEN SITES." UKnowledge, 2011. http://uknowledge.uky.edu/gradschool_diss/130.
Повний текст джерелаPope, Melody K. "Chipped stone, tools and towns an archaeological study of Uruk period lithic production and use at Abu Salabikh, Iraq /." Diss., Online access via UMI:, 2005. http://wwwlib.umi.com/dissertations/fullcit/3165060.
Повний текст джерелаDiersen, Christopher John. "Archaeological analysis of bedded-chert lithic procurement at the Warsaw Quarries, Coshocton County, Ohio." Virtual Press, 1996. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1014792.
Повний текст джерелаDepartment of Anthropology
Blinke, Jacob, Evelynne Geiger, and Amanda Edlund. "Examination of Ancient Scandinavian Archaeological Findings : From Tortuna in Västerås, Sweden." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-231497.
Повний текст джерелаDenna studie behandlar undersökningar av arkeologiska stålobjekt från järnåldern,hittade i Tortuna utanför Västerås, Sverige. Det har inte gjorts många metallurgiska analyser på stålobjekt från järnåldern, troligen för att bevara föremålen. Därför finnsdet lite kunskap om gamla stålmaterial. Huvudsyftet med denna studie var att undersöka hur föremål i stål från järnåldern tillverkades, vad de har använts för och bestämma vilken typ av metallurgisk kunskap dåtiens smed besatt. Experimenten utfördes med hjälp av ljus optisk mikroskop för att undersöka materialets morfologi och med hjälp av Vickers hårdhetsprov för att undersöka materialens hårdhet. Undersökningen gav olika resultat för föremålen. Alla föremål är smidda på något sätt. De flesta föremålen bestod av heterogent kolstål med huvudsakligen ferritisk struktur. Vissa föremål visade också en martensitisk struktur med en ferritisk kärna,vilket visar på att smeden troligen visste hur man härdar och anlöper stål. På grund av stor korrosion på många av föremålen krävs ytterligare analyser för att stärka slutsatserna i denna rapport.
Buonasera, Tammy Yvonne. "Expanding Archaeological Approaches to Ground Stone: Modeling Manufacturing Costs, Analyzing Absorbed Organic Residues, and Exploring Social Dimensions of Milling Tools." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/268534.
Повний текст джерелаEngerdahl, Tomas. "Tools of the Trade : An analysis using conservation and SEM of the context and iron material from the excavation of House X in the city block Humlegården 3 in Sigtuna." Thesis, Stockholms universitet, Arkeologiska forskningslaboratoriet, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-82870.
Повний текст джерелаSigtunas handel och produktion har varit föremål för ett ökande antal arkeologiska undersökningar de senaste 30 åren. De flesta av dessa undersökningar har handlat ombyggnader, mynthus och föremålsstudier. Den här uppsatsen kommer istället att undersöka ett av hantverken som krävs för att kunna utföra många andra hantverk, nämligen järnhantverk. Genom att undersöka järnfynden och ämnesjärnen från hus X i kvarteret Humlegården 3, via detaljerade studier som inkluderar konservering och Svepelektronmikroskop, kommer jag att komma ett steg närmare vilka föremål som producerats på platsen samt utröna vad för status och funktion smedjan hade. Jag kommer även undersöka om det är möjligt att säga någonting om järnets ursprung.
Wolf, John William. "The Spatial Distribution of Ground Stone Tools as a Marker of Status Differentials in a Chinookan Plank House on the Lower Columbia River." PDXScholar, 1994. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/2898.
Повний текст джерелаSchenck, Tine. "Accessing intangible technologies through experimental archaeology : a methodological analysis." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10871/22018.
Повний текст джерелаClark, Robert James. "Photostimulated luminescence as an archaeological dating tool." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 1992. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.243957.
Повний текст джерелаEndzweig, Pamela. "Late archaic variability and change on the southern Columbia plateau : archaeological investigations in the Pine Creek drainage of the Middle John Day River, Wheeler County, Oregon." Thesis, University of Oregon, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/1794/10730.
Повний текст джерелаA major concern of Columbia Plateau archaeology has been the development of the ethnographic "Plateau pattern." Observed during historic times, this lifeway focused on permanent riverine winter villages and intensive use of anadromous fish, with ephemeral use of interior tributaries and uplands for hunting and root gathering. Constrained by a salvage-driven orientation, past archaeological research on the Plateau has been biased towards major rivers, leaving aboriginal lifeways in the interior to be interpreted on the basis of ethnographic analogy, rather than archaeological evidence. The present study utilizes museum collections from the Pine Creek basin, a small tributary of the John Day River, to provide information on prehistoric lifeways in a non-riverine Plateau setting. Cultural assemblages and features from two sites, 35WH7 and 35WH14, were described, classified, and analyzed with regard to temporal distribution, spatial and functional patterning, and regional ties. At 35WH14, evidence of semisubterranean pithouses containing a rich and diverse cultural assemblage suggests long-term and repeated residential occupation of this site by about 2600 B.P. This contrasts with the ephemeral use predicted for the area by ethnographic accounts. Faunal remains identified from 35WH7 and 35WH14 show a persistent emphasis on deer, and little evidence for use of fish; this non-riverine economic base represents a further departure from the ethnographic "Plateau pattern." At both 35WH14 and 35WH7, large pithouses are not evident in components dating after 900 B.P., reflecting a shift to shorter sojourns at these sites. Use of the Study Area as a whole persists, however, and is marked by a proliferation of radiocarbon-dated occupations between 630 and 300 B.P. Clustering of radiocarbon dates from ten sites in the Study Area shows correlations with regional environmental changes. Both taphonomic and cultural factors are discussed. Reduced human use of the area after 300 B.P. is reflected in an abrupt decline in radiocarbon-dated occupations and the near-absence of Euroamerican trade goods. The role of precontact introduced epidemics is considered. Further consideration of spatial and temporal variability in Late Archaic Plateau prehistory is urged.
Committee in charge: Dr. C. Melvin Aikens, Co-chair; Dr. Don E. Dwnond, Co-chair; Dr. Ann Simonds; Dr. Patricia F. McDowell
Zacharopoulos, Themistoklis. "Orð Víkinganna. The level and scale of literacy in the Viking World : The cases of Birka and Sigtuna." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-433671.
Повний текст джерелаThe proceedings of the Thesis defence were undertaken in the form of a web meeting via Zoom, in accordance to the local restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Strand, Tanner Gregory H. "When Metal met Stone : Searching for traces of metal tool utilization during the production of Late Neolithic Nordic Flint Daggers." Thesis, Stockholms universitet, Arkeologiska forskningslaboratoriet, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-118810.
Повний текст джерелаSimsek, Gokce. "Interventions On Immovable Archaeological Heritage As A Tool For New Formation Process." Phd thesis, METU, 2009. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/3/12610570/index.pdf.
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McCutcheon, Patrick T. "Archaeological investigations of stone tool heat-treatment technology in southeastern Missouri : an experimental approach /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/6451.
Повний текст джерелаMcCutcheon, Patrick T. "Archaeological investigations of stone tool heat treatment technology in Southeastern Missouri : an experimental approach /." Ann Arbor (Mich.) : UMI dissertation services, 1998. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb400205217.
Повний текст джерелаMadella, Marco. "Morphological analysis of phytoliths : a botanical tool for the interpretation of archaeological and geological sediments from Eurasia." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.421361.
Повний текст джерелаCalkins, Adam T. "Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and Photogrammetrics as a Tool for Archaeological Investigation in 19th Century Historic Archaeology." Thesis, University of Nevada, Reno, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10282879.
Повний текст джерелаUnmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and photogrammetrics are a growing part of the archaeological toolkit. They provide a low cost tool to aid in the collection and analysis of aerial imagery. To test the applications of this technology, I completed a partial survey of Aurora, Nevada. Using a UAS, I collected images for three city blocks during the summer of 2015. Using photogrammetric software, I have analyzed the collected image data by creating orthophotomosaics and 3D models of the site. With these models, I have been able to examine topography, foundations, and house lot locations to explore the relationship between historic building material and the remains currently seen on the ground. This thesis shows the methods employed in the collection of aerial imagery and data processing, and the multitude of ways researchers can analyze this data to evaluate archaeological sites.
Shinabarger, Travis J. "Faunal and osseous tool analysis from KTZ-036 (Kotzebue Archaeological District), a late prehistoric site in Kotzebue, Alaska." Thesis, University of Alaska Anchorage, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1571621.
Повний текст джерелаOsseous tools are often recovered from coastal archaeological sites in Alaska due to favorable preservation conditions. In northwest Alaska, outside of harpoon typology, these osseous tools are not well analyzed. In 2008, the Office of History and Archaeology (OHA) excavated a multi-component site adjacent to the shore in Kotzebue, Alaska. Organic materials and lithic tools were recovered from three components dated to AD 600, AD 1200-1600, and within the last 300 years. The Shore Avenue collection extends the documented archaeological record of Kotzebue by nearly 750 years. Osseous tools and debitage consisted of 175 artifacts within the collection, while an abundant amount of archaeofauna provided a sample of raw materials available at the site for the manufacture of osseous tools.
This thesis focuses on the probability of raw materials being sourced locally, or through the use of long-distance travel, or trade, through an analysis of the archaeofauna from the Kotzebue Archaeological District, KTZ-036. Such analyses identified caribou antler as a locally-available raw materials for tool production. In contrast, walrus and ivory occurred in much lower frequencies. The archaeological findings were compared with contemporary harvest numbers by modern Native hunters from Kotzebue; the result corroborated the archaeofaunal inferences.
Analyses of the recovered osseous tools revealed a relatively high amount (26.3%) of ivory tools (n=23) and debitage (n=23) for what would be expected through the results of the faunal analysis where walrus made up only 4% (n=22) of the identified sea mammal remains. To determine potential contributing factors for this anomaly, the osseous tools were classified into functional and morphological groups to note possible trends within each group. This was coupled with a literature review of the structural and mechanical characteristics of the osseous materials to identify selective pressures for the manufacture of osseous tools that may push tool-makers to look beyond what is locally available.
Finally a cross-site comparison was completed of eight sites in the Arctic and Subarctic to reveal similarities of use in osseous materials spatially and temporally. Overall, it was determined that when the function of an osseous tool requires it to receive an applied force, a raw material is selected based on its properties that allow it to withstand the applied force. When few or no forces are applied to a tool, selection pressure relaxes, and any osseous material is used in manufacture. Aesthetics of ivory should also be considered, where sheen and carving detail can provide more artistic appeal. These trends are fairly consistent across the Arctic but should be considered in more depth to confirm this observation.
Sands, Robert J. S. "The recording and archaeological potential of tool marks on prehistoric worked wood : with special reference to Oakbank Crannog, Loch Tay, Scotland." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/20768.
Повний текст джерелаRodrigues, Luciane [UNESP]. "Cognição e ação significativa: contribuições do realismo pragmaticista para a epistemologia contemporânea." Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/91752.
Повний текст джерелаCoordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)
Neste trabalho, procuramos explicitar aspectos do conceito contemporâneo de cognição, fundamentando nossa análise no Realismo Pragmaticista. De acordo com esta perspectiva, a cognição segue o princípio da ação que se configura em duas dimensões: uma ontológico, que caracteriza a ação como hábito, e outro epistemológico, que caracteriza a ação como Semiose. No contexto geral das discussões sobre o conceito de cognição, a definição que mais se difundiu trata a cognição como representação simbólica. A abordagem Representacionista, como é tradicionalmente conhecida, considera que o sujeito abstrai o mundo, formando representações internas, ontologicamente distintas do objeto representado. Em contraste, a capacidade cognitiva do sujeito é vista na concepção pragmaticista como ação significativa, que está necessariamente ligada a sua Realidade Histórica. O conceito-chave desta perspectiva é o de Signo que delimita a forma com que o sujeito pensa seu mundo, através de sua interação com uma história pessoal, formada ao longo do tempo. Em nossa abordagem, símbolos são tipos específicos de processos de significação; sendo que sua caracterização depende do conceito de Signo, mais geral e, por hipótese, mais adequado para o entendimento da noção de cognição. Nesta perspectiva, o sujeito clássico é substituído pelo que chamamos de sujeito semiótico. O sujeito semiótico organiza aspectos de sua realidade histórica através da ação significativa, que somente se torna possível dentro de seu universo semiótico; a realidade histórica do sujeito é, por hipótese, constituída de signos que estão diretamente relacionados com seu universo específico. Para entender a formação da realidade histórica que possibilita a ação significativa do sujeito, aspectos inatos e adquiridos de sua história são considerados. Em nossa abordagem, esses aspectos...
In this work, we elucidate aspects of the contemporary concept of cognition, basing our analysis in the Pragmaticist Realism. According to this perspective, cognition follows a principle of action that is configured in two levels: one ontological that characterizes action as habit, and another one epistemological that characterizes action as Semiosis. In the general context of the discussions on the concept of cognition, the definition that most has been diffused treats cognition as symbolic representation. The Representationalist approach, as it is traditionally known, considers that subjects abstract the world, forming internal representations that are ontologic distinct of the represented object. In contrast, in the present dissertation, the capacity of cognitive organisms is seen as their meaningful action that is necessarily linked with their Historical Reality. The key-concept of our perspective is the Sign that delineates the form subjects think their world, through their interaction with a personal history, formed during their trajectories in time. In our perspective, symbols are specific types of meaningful processes; being their characterization dependent of the concept of Sign. We argue that signs been more general than symbols are more adequate for the explanation of the notion of cognition. In this point of view, the classical cognitive subject is replaced by the semiotic subject, who organizes his historical reality through meaningful actions, which is only possible inside a semiotic universe. The historical realities of semiotic subjects are, by hypothesis, constituted of signs that are directly related with their specific universe. In order to understand the formation of historical reality that makes possible meaningful actions, innate and acquired aspects of their history are considered. In our view, these aspects are treated from the intricate relation between the ... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)
Raghavan, Ananth. "Schema Mapper: A Visualization Tool for Incremental Semi-automatic Mapping-based Integration of Heterogeneous Collections into Archaeological Digital Libraries: The ETANA-DL Case Study." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/32950.
Повний текст джерелаMaster of Science
Fairlie, J. E. "Getting a handle on it : a first step towards understanding the cognitive evolutionary processes underlying changes in the archaeological record that relate to Pliocene and Pleistocene hand-held tool and hafted tool technologies." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 2017. http://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/3014619/.
Повний текст джерелаRodrigues, Luciane. "Cognição e ação significativa : contribuições do realismo pragmaticista para a epistemologia contemporânea /." Marília : [s.n.], 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/91752.
Повний текст джерелаAbstract: In this work, we elucidate aspects of the contemporary concept of cognition, basing our analysis in the Pragmaticist Realism. According to this perspective, cognition follows a principle of action that is configured in two levels: one ontological that characterizes action as habit, and another one epistemological that characterizes action as Semiosis. In the general context of the discussions on the concept of cognition, the definition that most has been diffused treats cognition as symbolic representation. The Representationalist approach, as it is traditionally known, considers that subjects abstract the world, forming internal representations that are ontologic distinct of the represented object. In contrast, in the present dissertation, the capacity of cognitive organisms is seen as their meaningful action that is necessarily linked with their Historical Reality. The key-concept of our perspective is the Sign that delineates the form subjects think their world, through their interaction with a personal history, formed during their trajectories in time. In our perspective, symbols are specific types of meaningful processes; being their characterization dependent of the concept of Sign. We argue that signs been more general than symbols are more adequate for the explanation of the notion of cognition. In this point of view, the classical cognitive subject is replaced by the semiotic subject, who organizes his historical reality through meaningful actions, which is only possible inside a semiotic universe. The historical realities of semiotic subjects are, by hypothesis, constituted of signs that are directly related with their specific universe. In order to understand the formation of historical reality that makes possible meaningful actions, innate and acquired aspects of their history are considered. In our view, these aspects are treated from the intricate relation between the ... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)
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Fingerhut, Raetz Doria Lee. "Bone tool assemblages as an aid to shell mound site typologies on the Northwest coast." PDXScholar, 1989. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/3929.
Повний текст джерелаMacLean, Kelsey. "An Analysis of the flaked stone assemblage from the Hiikwis Site Complex, Barkley Sound, British Columbia." Thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1828/4407.
Повний текст джерелаGraduate
Lombard, Marlize. "Archaeological use-trace analyses of stone tools from South Africa." Thesis, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10539/3900.
Повний текст джерелаCaruana, Matthew V. "Analyzing percussive technology from the Earlier Stone Age archaeological record." Thesis, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10539/18593.
Повний текст джерелаPercussive technology plays an integral in role lithic tool production and thus has had a significant impact on the evolution of the archaeological record. The characteristic damage patterns that result from percussive activities preserve a record of hominin behaviour, although there remains no comprehensive method for analyzing them. In fact, percussive tools have been largely overlooked in archaeological research, which has obscured their behavioural insights. Recent interests in the commonalities of percussive tool use within the Primate Order have suggested that investigating the evolutionary continuity of these tools may provide a window into the origins of lithic technology. This research presents a framework of analytical techniques for the study of hammerstones from the Earlier Stone Age record. As stone-knapping activities remain the focus of archaeological research, understanding how the use of hammerstones has changed throughout time is a critical concern. A ‘focal lens’ approach is developed to facilitate inter-assemblage comparisons that can be used to construct an evolutionary perspective on the use of these tools. Implications for raw materials, selection behaviours and comparative research are developed to test the potential for future directions in the study of percussive technology.
Collins, Sophie Jane. "An experimental evaluation of the principles and frameworks for interpreting the function of archaeological stone artefacts." Phd thesis, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/109572.
Повний текст джерелаVavrasek, Jessica Lee. "Faunal Remains from the Pine Hill Site (PS-6), St. Lawrence County, New York." 2010. http://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/839.
Повний текст джерелаHatch, John B. "Archaeological investigation and technological analysis of the Quartz Mountain Obsidian Quarry, central Oregon." Thesis, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/1957/33945.
Повний текст джерелаGraduation date: 1998
Alexander, Katharine. "A typological and technological analysis of stone artefacts from the Magubike archaeological site, Iringa Region, southern Tanzania." Master's thesis, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10048/1560.
Повний текст джерелаSwader, Paul. "An analysis of end scrapers from Silver Mound, Jackson Co., Wisconsin : examining morphology to assess temporal context /." 2009. http://minds.wisconsin.edu/handle/1793/38832.
Повний текст джерелаCohen, Jenny Micheal. "Paleoethnobotany of Kilgii Gwaay: a 10,700 year old Ancestral Haida Archaeological Wet Site." Thesis, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1828/5741.
Повний текст джерелаGraduate
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Shanks, Orin C. "DNA recovery and identification from stone tool microcracks." Thesis, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1957/32480.
Повний текст джерелаGraduation date: 2003
Ambrose, Heather M. "Quantitative integration and three-dimensional visualization of multi-tool archaeological geophysics survey." 2005. http://wwwlib.umi.com/dissertations/fullcit/1426739.
Повний текст джерелаTitle from PDF title page (viewed on Feb. 2, 2006) Available through UMI ProQuest Digital Dissertations. Thesis adviser: Gregory S. Baker. Includes bibliographical references.
Sousa, Luis Augusto Pereira Nadais de. "Use and reuse of termite-fishing mounds by wild chimpanzees in Tanzania: An archaeological approach to perishable toolsites." Master's thesis, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/93922.
Повний текст джерелаOs chimpanzés têm sido alvo de diversos estudos focados na utilização de ferramentas. Dado que a sua capacidade de fabricar e usar, de forma flexível e regular, uma vasta gama de utensílios pode ser comparada com as capacidades tecnológicas dos primeiros humanos, são considerados modelos relevantes para a compreensão das nossas origens tecnológicas. Este estudo analisou dados recolhidos através de métodos arqueológicos com o objetivo de investigar o uso e reuso de termiteiras por duas comunidades de chimpanzés em dois habitats distintos na Tanzânia, Gombe e Issa, semelhantes a habitats onde os primeiros humanos terão evoluído. Os resultados indicam que os chimpanzés da comunidade Kasekela em Gombe exploram termiteiras de forma mais intensiva que os seus congéneres de Issa, provavelmente devido às diferenças entre os dois habitats. Ao contrário do que sucede em Issa, a pesca de térmitas ocorre durante todo o ano em Gombe, apesar de ser esporádica durante a estação seca. Em ambos os sítios, foram detetadas pequenas variações na intensidade de exploração. Em Gombe, a dimensão das termiteiras pode influenciar estas variações, mas o mesmo não parece ser verdade para Issa, talvez porque a densidade da população de chimpanzés é baixa neste sítio. Os resultados sugerem também que o descarte das ferramentas perecíveis depois do uso dá origem à criação de sítios de acumulação com maior densidade de artefactos do que sítios de utensílios líticos explorados por primatas, humanos incluídos. Este é o primeiro estudo detalhado sobre a utilização e reutilização de sítios de ferramentas perecíveis, aumentando o conhecimento sobre processos de formação de sítios e acumulação de ferramentas, e fornecendo indicações sobre as escalas temporais, os comportamentos, e a variabilidade representados em sítios arqueológicos relacionados com a presença dos primeiros humanos.
Chimpanzees have been the focus of numerous studies regarding tool-use. Because their flexibility and regular use and manufacture of a diverse range of tools resemble the tool using skills of early humans, they are considered relevant models for the understanding of our technological origins, likely invisible in the archaeological record. This study analysed data collected through archaeological methods to investigate site use and reuse by termite fishing chimpanzees living in two distinct habitats in west Tanzania, akin to habitats where early humans are thought to have lived: Gombe and Issa. The results indicate that the Kasekela community of Gombe chimpanzees exploit termite mounds more intensively than the Issa population, likely due to constraints imposed by the differences between these two habitats. Contrary to Issa, termite-fishing at Gombe occurs throughout the whole year, albeit only sporadically during the dry season. Within each site, small variations in the intensity of tool-site use were detected. At Gombe, these could be influenced by mound-size, but the same doesn’t seem to be true for Issa, probably because chimpanzee density is low at this site. Results also suggest that the discard of perishable utensils results in the creation of accumulation sites with higher concentrations of artefacts than stone tool primate sites, including early humans. This is the first detailed study of perishable tool-sites use and reuse, adding to the knowledge of processes of site formation and tool accumulation, and providing clues to the timescales, behaviours and variability represented at known hominin sites.
Smith, Nicole Fenwick. "A geochemical approach to understanding raw material use and stone tool production at the Richardson Island Archaeological Site, Haida Gwaii, British Columbia." 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1828/697.
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