The Magnitude of a Practice: Collection and Recycling of Patinated ‘Old’ Flint Items During the Levantine Late Lower Paleolithic

The Magnitude of a Practice: Collection and Recycling of Patinated ‘Old’ Flint Items During the Levantine Late Lower Paleolithic

This study examines the prevalent practice of recycling patinated flint tools (“double patina”) of 18 lithic assemblages from three Late Lower Paleolithic sites in Israel. Determined as recycled from ‘old’ patinated items using visual observation, these tools, bearing both old, patinated surfaces an...

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Main Authors: Bar Efrati, Ran Barkai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-12-01
Series:Quaternary
Subjects:
Levantine Late Lower Paleolithic
lithic recycling
double patina
lithic technology
traditional ecological knowledge
cultural and behavioral implications
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2571-550X/7/4/58
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