An Integration of the Use-Wear and Residue Analysis for the Identification of the Function of Archaeological Stone Tools: Proceedings of the International Workshop, Rome, March 5th-7th, 2012: Proceedings of the International Workshop, Rome, March 5th-7th,

The book publishes the proceedings of the workshop held in Rome in March 2012 that was intended to bring together archaeologists, scientists and students involved in the study of use-wear traces on prehistoric stone tools and/or in the identification of micro residues that might be present in them in order to hypothesize their function. Use-wear analysis carried out with microscopic analysis at low or high magnification is, at present, a settled procedure. The individuation and identification of residues is attempted using morphological and chemical techniques, these latter divided between invasive and non-invasive. Each employed technique has its own advantages and limitations. Both traces and residues analysis require a comparison to useful replicas. Even with regard to the making of replicas, no shared protocol exists. The workshop underlined the necessity to outline the basis for developing a common protocol concerning both analysis procedures and replicas realization. The adoption of consistent methods will make it possible for data obtained by multiple researchers to become interchangeable. Introduction / Lemorini C., Nunziante Cesaro S. Improved molecular and biochemical approaches to residue analysis / Veall, M.-A., Matheson, C.D. What method to study hafting? The potential of use-wear and residue analysis confronted / Rots V. Use-wear and residues analyses on quartzite stone tools: setting up a methodology / Pedergnana A., Ollé A. The function of prehistoric lithic tools: a combined study of use-wear analysis and FTIR microspectroscopy. Results and open problems / Lemorini C., Nunziante Cesaro S., Celant A., Nucara A., Maselli P., Skakun N., Gopher A., Shahal A. Usewear on the platform: 'use-flakes' and 'retouch-flakes' from northern Australia and Timor / Hayes E.H., Fullagar R.L.K., Clarkson C.J., O'Connor S. The use of microliths in the eastern Alpine region between the late mesolithic and early neolithic. Use-wear and residue analysis of trapezes from Riparo Gaban / Cristiani E., Pedrotti A., Gialanella S. Complex research of net sinkers from the mesolithic settlement Ivanovskoye 7, central Russia / Skakun N., Mikhail Z., Terekhina V. Front Cover Title Page Copyright TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION IMPROVED MOLECULAR AND BIOCHEMICAL APPROACHES TO RESIDUE ANALYSIS WHAT METHOD TO STUDY HAFTING? THE POTENTIAL OF USE-WEAR AND RESIDUE ANALYSIS CONFRONTED USE-WEAR AND RESIDUES ANALYSES ON QUARTZITE STONE TOOLS: SETTING UP A METHODOLOGY THE FUNCTION OF PREHISTORIC LITHIC TOOLS: A COMBINED STUDY OF USE-WEAR ANALYSIS AND FTIR MICROSPECTROSCOPY. RESULTS AND OPEN PROBLEMS USEWEAR ON THE PLATFORM: ‘USE-FLAKES’ AND ‘RETOUCH-FLAKES’ FROM NORTHERN AUSTRALIA AND TIMOR THE USE OF MICROLITHS IN THE EASTERN ALPINE REGION BETWEEN THE LATE MESOLITHIC AND EARLY NEOLITHIC. USE-WEAR AND RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF TRAPEZES FROM RIPARO GABAN COMPLEX RESEARCH OF NET SINKERS FROM THE MESOLITHIC SETTLEMENT IVANOVSKOYE 7, СENTRAL RUSSIA