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New Clues to Stone Tool Function: Plant and Animal Residues

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Frederick L. Briuer
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Abstract

Microscopic identification and chemical reagents are used to identify organic use residues on stone tools. A basic distinction is made between plant and animal residues on stone tools from prehistoric sites in east central Arizona. Morphological identification undertaken in a crime lab independently supports the chemical technique. Other possible techniques and controls are discussed, as well as the implications for further research.

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American Antiquity , Volume 41 , Issue 4 , October 1976 , pp. 478 - 484
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Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1976

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