Monitoring and interpreting the use-wear formation processes on quartzite flakes through sequential experiments

The results from analysing the experimental flakes allowed us to infer more closely the mechanical behaviour of quartzite. As a final point, the potential of OLM and SEM for analysing quartzite surfaces was evaluated and it emerged that the combination of the two techniques in an integrated approach is a feasible choice, though the application of SEM is always desirable in order to get more trustworthy results.