Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This report presents the methods employed to investigate the tool function of 194 ground slate tools from Stone Age northern Norway. The project design included extensive experimentation on replica slate edges, and microscopic studies of use-wear traces and residues on the prehistoric tools. This pioneer study of slate knives was able to demonstrate the potential of the approach, and provided new and detailed information on the use of these tools. A brief overview of the results is included in the report.
Source: Septentrio Reports
DOI: 10.7557/7.8197
Authors: Carol Joy Lentfer, Charlotte Damm
Institution: UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Language: English
Subfield: Archeology
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
Funder: University of Warwick
OpenAlex ID: W4413290723