The Occurrence of Lithic Raw Materials in the Western Part of Central Germany
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6095694 |
|---|---|
| Authors | T He (0000-0002-6272-3285, corresponding author), F Riede (0000-0002-4879-7157) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Pages | 1 |
| Publication date | 2022-01-21 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Open Quaternary (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2055-298X • E-ISSN: 2055-298X |
| Publisher | Ubiquity Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.5334/oq.108 |
| OpenAlex | W4206644671 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 15 |
Due to its geological and geomorphological features, Central Germany is extremely diverse in terms of the occurrence of lithic raw materials. Based on macroscopic criteria alone, it remains challenging to unambiguously distinguish different rock types that were used for the production of stone tools in prehistoric times. Yet, only a few studies have presented a systematic description of the materials in question, including petrographic analysis. The following article presents the results of a research project, aimed at investigating the abundance of lithic raw materials in the Federal State of Hesse and adjacent regions. In the framework of field surveys, several outcrops in the study area were sampled in order to create a reference collection. These materials were analyzed and described petrographically, using optical microscopy. In combination with GIS-analysis, the results offer a robust starting point for the study of prehistoric mobility patterns and give new insights into the genesis of the various raw materials in the study area
Archaeology · Geography · Mineralogy · Mining engineering · Outcrop · Petrography · Prehistory · Raw material · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Geology · Paleontology
Presenting LusoLit
The LithicUB project
Obsidian Procurement and Distribution in the Central and Western Mediterranean
Geochemical Sourcing of Flint Artifacts from Western Belgium and the German Rhineland
Wolfgang Taute’s Excavation at the Open-Air Site Feuersteinacker and the Early Mesolithic in the Western Part of Central Germany
Lithic raw material procurement at the Chaves cave (Huesca, Spain)
Introducing LIR (Lithotheque Ireland), a reference collection of flaked stone tool raw materials from Ireland
Search for new final Palaeolithic rock shelter sites in the Federal State of Hesse
Potential raw material sources for the production of lithic artefacts in western Central Europe – GIS-data for the Rhineland, Westphalia, and the Benelux countries
The use of lithic raw materials at the Early Mesolithic open‐air site Feuersteinacker (Vogelsbergkreis, Germany)
Petrographic and SEM‐EDX characterization of Mousterian white/beige chert tools from the Navalmaíllo rock shelter (Madrid, Spain)
Willow Smoke and Dogs' Tails
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |