The mineralogy and structure of use-wear polish on chert
Abstract Polished edges of archaeological stone tools are commonly investigated to obtain information on the tools’ uses in prehistory. Yet to this day, it remains unclear what exactly such polishes are and how they form. Answering these questions should allow the elaboration of new interpretative m...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2020-12-01
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| Series: | Scientific Reports |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78490-0 |