Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1037638 | Journal of Archaeological Science | 2007 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
An experimental approach was used to determine how stone tool materials affect the frequency of observed cutmarks. Five whitetail deer were butchered by an expert butcher using flint and obsidian tools and the skeletons were prepared and analyzed. The authors found that the deer butchered with obsidian tools generally displayed fewer incidents of cutmarks than their flint-butchered counterparts. Consideration of this variable may prove to be important to archaeologists attempting to answer questions of specialization or when making comparisons of cutmark data between sites.
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Authors
Adam G. Dewbury, Nerissa Russell,