Use-Wear on Later Stone Age Microliths from Laga Oda, Haraghi, Ethiopia and Possible Functional Interpretations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6041561 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J Desmond Clark (0000-0001-7338-7144, University of California, Berkeley, corresponding author), Gerald Prince (University of California, Berkeley), G R Prince |
| Year | 1978 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 101-110 |
| Publication date | 1978-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Azania Archaeological Research in Africa (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0067-270X • E-ISSN: 1945-5534 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00672707809511633 |
| OpenAlex | W2079944212 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 35 |
| References cited | 9 |
Excavations in later Stone Age deposits at Laga Oda rock-shelter near Dire Dawa, Ethiopia, yielded a quantity of microliths which retained signs of edge damage. Experiments were conducted in an attempt to replicate the patterns of edge damage observed on the prehistoric material. Several uses are proposed to which the microliths may have been put: some evidently served as knife-blades, suggesting the cutting of grass
Archaeology · Geography · Prehistory · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
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| Citations per year | 0,81 |
| Citation span | 1983 - 2025 (43) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 35 |