An experimental case of wood-working use-wear on quartzite artefacts

• Main Authors: Ji-Ying Liu, Hong Chen
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Znanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani (Ljubljana University Press, Faculty of Arts) 2016-12-01
• Series: Documenta Praehistorica
• Subjects: quartzite artefacts; wood-working; replicative experiment; use-wear analysis
• Online Access: https://revije.ff.uni-lj.si/DocumentaPraehistorica/article/view/7025

Use-wear analysis has become an essential method for the functional study of lithic artefacts from prehistoric archaeological assemblages. On the basis of earlier research, this article discusses experiments and analyses of use-wear on quartzite artefacts caused by wood-working. The raw materials of the artefacts were collected from the Wulanmulun Site, Inner Mongolia. The woodworking techniques include scraping, drilling, and chopping. Scarring sizes are mostly medium and small. Scarring terminations are mainly feathered; stepped terminations are caused by scraping and chopping wood. Scarring mainly appears as run-together distributions. Medium and heavy rounding is found on the edges of the artefacts.