Quartzite pebble technology in the final Middle Pleistocene of the Ribeira da Ponte da Pedra site (High Ribatejo, Central Portugal)

Quartzite pebble technology in the final Middle Pleistocene of the Ribeira da Ponte da Pedra site (High Ribatejo, Central Portugal)

The lithic assemblage of Ribeira da Ponte da Pedra site (OIS8-9) was produced, almost exclusively, through the exploitation of good quality quartzite fluvial pebbles with a regular morphology. Quartzite fluvial pebbles are the most common raw material found in the Middle Pleistocene occupation sites...

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Main Authors: Sara Cura, Stefano Grimaldi, Pedro Cura, Pierluigi Rosina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Edinburgh 2017-03-01
Series:Journal of Lithic Studies
Subjects:
Middle Pleistocene; lithic technology; raw materials; quartzite pebbles; edge modifications; Experimental archaeology; Ribeira da Ponte da Pedra
Online Access:http://journals.ed.ac.uk/lithicstudies/article/view/2516

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