Mousterian Abu Sif points: Foraging tools of the Early Middle Paleolithic site of Misliya Cave, Mount Carmel, Israel
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- 作者：Iris Groman-Yaroslavskia ; usewear@research.haifa.ac.il" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Yossi Zaidnerb ; c ; Mina Weinstein-Evrond
- 关键词：Misliya Cave ; Levant ; Early Middle Paleolithic ; Abu Sif points ; Use-wear analysis ; Multifunctional knives
- 刊名：Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：June 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：7
- 期：Complete
- 页码：312-323
- 全文大小：4981 K
文摘
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EMP Abu Sif points from Misliya Cave are the subject of thorough use-wear analysis.
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These elongated retouched artifacts showed no evidence for their use as weapons.
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The points were held by hand, wrapped with hide, or hafted for working mainly plants.
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Their strong edges and pointed tip enabled use for different purposes.
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Their occurrence may signify a general change toward more curated tool-kits.