Beyond the main function: an experimental study of the use of hardwood boomerangs in retouching activities

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  • who: Eva Francesca Martellotta and colleagues from the Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia have published the paper: Beyond the main function: An experimental study of the use of hardwood boomerangs in retouching activities, in the Journal: PLOS ONE of February/21,/2022
  • what: Through a detailed experimental protocol this study shows how boomerangs can function as retouchers. The authors explore the role that microscopic lithic chips embedded in the retouchers' surface play in the formation process of retouching marks. At the same time the study reveals a deep functional . . .

     

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