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To be or not to be? That is not the question. Variability description of lithic assemblage

Morgane de Parthenay, Cédric Sarrazin
  • Abstract:
    Based on the study of two collections from ancient excavations, the Grotte des Morts (Corrèze, France) and Plasenn-al-Lomm (Cotes-d’Armor, France), this paper focus on the description of the variability of the Raysse method through petroarchaeological and technological study of Raysse burins-core and associated by-products. In order to discuss the homogeneity of the Raysse technical tradition through the characterization of the technical variability of the Raysse elements, we propose a reading grid combining technological and petrological criteria. Techno-petrological analysis can also be applied to compare technical concepts such as tertiary modification burins with the Raysse method, wich seems to be technologically linked.
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  • DOI:
    tc4-ARC-2022.031

Event details:

  • IMEKO TC:
    TC4
  • Event name:
    TC4 MetroArchaeo 2022
  • Title:

    IMEKO TC4 International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage

  • Place:
    Consenca, ITALY
  • Time:
    19 September 2022 - 21 September 2022