Mesolithic Quartz Knapping in Eastern Middle Sweden
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11380786 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Fredrik Molin (corresponding author), Mattias Pettersson (0000-0003-3260-3730), Roger Wikell |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 153-164 |
| Publication date | 2011-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Lithic Technology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0197-7261 • E-ISSN: 2051-6185 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1179/lit.2011.36.2.153 |
| OpenAlex | W1988268297 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 2 |
In this paper, three case-studies on the Mesolithic quartz industry of eastern middle Sweden are presented. The region lacks flint sources, and the most common suitable mineral is quartz. Callahan (1987) studied lithic assemblages from the region and proposed a general model for the knapping sequences. In his ideal scheme, knapping started with freehand platform flaking, followed by platform-on-anvil, and ended with bipolar-on-anvil reduction. However, Callahan stated that, in practice, knapping did not always follow this proposed model. Recent studies presented in this article show that the quartz industry of eastern middle Sweden is in some instances more sophisticated
Archaeology · Geography · Knapping · Mesolithic · Quartz · Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Scientific Research and Discoveries · Geology · Paleontology
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 0,54 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2026 (14) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |