Technology and function of grooved abraders in the early Neolithic of northwestern Europe

Technology and function of grooved abraders in the early Neolithic of northwestern Europe

Found sporadically in late Palaeolithic and Mesolithic contexts, grooved abraders are among the most common tools found in Linear Pottery and Villeneuve-Saint-Germain settlements in north-western Europe (5,100-4,700 BCE). This paper presents an overview of the technical and functional characteristic...

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Main Author: Caroline Hamon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Edinburgh 2016-10-01
Series:Journal of Lithic Studies
Subjects:
grooved abraders
Neolithic
Western Europe
technology
function
ground stone tools
Online Access:http://journals.ed.ac.uk/lithicstudies/article/view/1649

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http://journals.ed.ac.uk/lithicstudies/article/view/1649

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