The Effect of Fire in the Distribution of Lithic Assemblages: An Experimental Approach

Authors :: Juan Esteban Baridón
Ariel David Frank
Source :: Lithic Technology. 47:133-146
Publication Year :: 2021
Publisher :: Informa UK Limited, 2021.
Abstract: Lithics are thrown or fall into the fire in different situations. When exposed to sudden high temperatures, they tend to fracture in an explosive manner, and fragments can be expelled outside the h...

Subjects :: Archeology
Explosive material
Distribution (number theory)
Anthropology
Fracture (geology)
Petrology
Geology

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