On the origin and significance of microburins
An Experimental Approach
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3735693 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David De Wilde (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Marc De Bie (0000-0003-1133-8552, Vrije Universiteit Brussel) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 85 |
| Issue | 329 |
| Pages | 729-741 |
| Publication date | 2011-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003598x00068277 |
| OpenAlex | W2261069197 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 10 |
The authors used knapping experiments to study the way that microburins are produced. Once thought of as signature pieces of the Mesolithic, these experiments suggest that they were by-products of a gradual technological development by knappers trying to make arrowheads that had no bulb of percussion - and were thus easier to haft. They make a case for an evolution already present in the late Palaeolithic and determined by practical, rather than cultural, social or environmental imperatives
Archaeology · Knapping · Mesolithic · Stone tool · Archaeological and Geological Studies · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · History · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
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| Citations per year | 0,62 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2026 (14) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |