Experiments

Evaluating the microscopic effect of brushing stone tools as a cleaning procedure

The main goal of this study was to test the influence of different cleaning procedures applied on micro surface texture of stone tools. With this paper, we also aimed to stress-out the need of adopting cleaning methods that do not affect the microscopi analysis of artifacts surface.

Past human decision-making based on stone tool performance: Experiments to test the influence of raw material variability and edge angle design on tool function

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The role of artificial contact materials in experimental use-wear studies: A controlled proxy to understand use-wear polish formation

This paper is dedicated to the evaluate the importance of using standard contact material in laboratory experimental replications, in particular in use-wear studies.