What are lithic ontologies?

2024/03/14 by Chantal Conneller, Astrid J. Nyland, Aimée Little · 1 voice
Psychology · Earth and Planetary Sciences · Arts and Humanities · #Psychedelics and Drug Studies #Archaeology and ancient environmental studies #Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies

paper · pdf · doi:10.1080/00438243.2024.2536970

openalex publication_date 2024/03/14 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/16

Abstract

Around nine thousand years ago, by the river Colne in southern England, at a site now known as Tolpits Lane, people dug a pit (Conneller 2021). In this was placed hearth debris and a large quantity...

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• What are lithic ontologies? Delighted to share a new paper just out in World Archaeology by @cama-york.bsky.social Director Aimée Little, Astrid Nyland and Chantal Conneller. This caps the special i [bsky, 1 points, 0 comments]

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