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lithic

[′lith·ik]

(petrology)

Pertaining to stone.

lithic

Pertaining to stone.

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Key words: archaeology; early Alaskan prehistory; Tanana Athabascans; lithic technology; Chindadn; microblades; First Americans

Lithic technology at Linda's Point, Healy Lake, Alaska

Ancient craft specialization, including specialization in lithic production, has been discussed in numerous publications.

Spatial separation between manufacturing and consumption of stone axes as an evidence of craft specialization in prehistoric Russian Karelia/Kivikirveste tootmise ja kasutamise ruumiline eraldumine kasitoo spetsialiseerumise toendina eneoliitikumis vene Karjalas

We went back to look at one site that had been recorded as a prehistoric lithic scatter and we happened to have with us the park archeologist/historian from Ft.

Unexpected discovery unveils history

The work also showed that the engraved lines are not the result of utilitarian activity, such as the cutting of meat or skins, but rather that of repeatedly and intentionally passing a robust pointed lithic tool (a pointed tool made of stone) into the rock to carve deep grooves.

First Neanderthal Rock Engraving Found in Gibraltar

Oliver Davis, co-director of the " CAER project, explained: ''e ditches appear to date to the early Neo lithic, when communities rst began to settle and farm the landscape.

SCHOOLBOY'S FIND STUNS ARCHAEOLOGY EXPERTS

Its physical morphology and size, and the preservation of soil sediments, provided a good chance to find an undisturbed archaeological site, and although no superficial finds were collected inside the shelter, a good sample of lithic tools including blades and knapped pieces was documented on the shelter's roof and its surroundings.

Intervenciones Arqueologicas. A la busqueda de las huellas de la presencia humana en el valle

Petrology and provenance studies of the Siwalik Group sandstones by Critelli and Ingersoll (1994) indicated sublitharenite and lithic arenite composition of sandstones and their sources to be the Tethyan Himalayan and Lesser Himalayan zones uplifted during the India-Eurasia collision.

Petrografia y proveniencia de las areniscas del Grupo Siwalik desde la region del limite principal de cabalgamiento, area del Rio Samari, Nepal Central, sub-Himalaya

It is a medium to fine grain lithic graywake sandstone (Table 1).

Geocronologia U-Pb de cristales de zircon detriticos de las formaciones Caratas y Los Arroyos, Venezuela nororiental

THE USE OF LOCAL AND NON-LOCAL LITHIC MATERIALS AT THE EBERTCANEBRAKE SITE (1MC25).

The use of local and non-local lithic materials at the Ebert-Canebrake site (1MC25)

His research focuses on human origins and lithic technology development, and is supported by research grants from Canada's Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research in the U.

Opening the Forbidden City: for Dr. Chen Shen, the opening this month of our latest blockbuster from China is the culmination of years of work

3 in squares U9-10, are extraordinarily rich in lithic knapping debris--cores, chunks + debitage--.

Conjuntos de artefactos del Magdaleniense inicial en la Cueva de El Miron (Ramales de la Victoria, Cantabria, Espana): un informe preliminar

Point counting of 13 selected thin sections was carried out to determine the volume percentage of framework minerals and lithic clasts in the sandstone and siltstone (Table-I).

MODAL ANALYSIS OF SANDSTONE AND SILTSTONE LITHOFACIES FROM NORTHLAND ALLOCHTHON ROCKS, NEW ZEALAND