The measurement and interpretation of cortex in lithic assemblages

Harold L. Dibble; Utsav A. Schurmans; Radu P. Iovita; Michael V. McLaughlin

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The measurement and interpretation of cortex in lithic assemblages

Harold L. Dibble, Utsav A. Schurmans, Radu P. Iovita, Michael V. McLaughlin

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Cortex is often used as an indicator of core reduction and transport, but current measures to evaluate the observed amount of cortex in a lithic assemblage with what might be expected under particular conditions are still ambiguous. The purpose of the present study is to develop and evaluate an alternative method based on solid geometry. This method is evaluated with an experimentally produced assemblage, and implications of its application to archaeological assemblages are presented and discussed. Copyright

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	545-560
Number of pages	16
Journal	American Antiquity
Volume	70
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2307/40035313
State	Published - Jul 2005

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