2015/10/22 by Xavier Roda Gilabert, Rafael Mora Torcal, Jorge Martínez‐Moreno · 1 citation
Social Sciences · Earth and Planetary Sciences · Arts and Humanities · #Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology #Archaeology and ancient environmental studies #Archaeological and Geological Studies #Knapping #Mesolithic #Lithic technology #Context (archaeology) #Archaeology #Assemblage (archaeology) #Geography #Subsistence agriculture #Holocene
paper · pdf · doi:10.1098/rstb.2014.0354
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Despite recent advances in the identification of bipolar knapping, its role in many sites is not well known. We propose to assess the significance of this technique in the context of changes that occur in the Mesolithic. A lithic assemblage was recovered from unit SG at Font del Ros (Catalunya, Spain) in which pitted stones, cores and products arising from bipolar reduction (flakes, fragments and splintered pieces) were identified. This study indicates that the bipolar technique is fundamental in the settlement. These results are key to defining the organization of Holocene hunter-gatherer subsistence in northeast Iberia.