Barely scratched the surface: Development and future directions of lithic use-wear analysis in Island Southeast Asia

• Main Authors: Fuentes, Riczar, Pawlik, Alfred
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2023
• Subjects: Island Southeast Asia; Use-wear analysis; Traceology; Prehistoric technology; Composite tools; Behavioural modernity; Anthropology; Archaeological Anthropology; Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/sa-faculty-pubs/125; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ara.2022.100413
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Use-wear, microwear, or traceological analysis is a method for the identification of prehistoric tool use and associated activities. While this method can be applied to any lithic and some non-lithic materials, use-wear analysis plays, in particular, an important role in understanding amorphous flak...