On the possible use of flake-bulbs for retouch during the early Middle Palaeolithic in Southeastern France: first results of an experimental approach

• Cyrielle Mathias ; Cyril Viallet ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Perpignan

     University of Perpignan

     Arrondissement de Perpignan, Francia

     
• Localización: Butlletí Arqueològic, ISSN 1695-5862, ISSN-e 2604-5818, Nº. 40, 2018 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Experimental archaeology : from research to society : Proceedings of the Vth International Congress of Experimental Archaeology), págs. 323-328
• Idioma: inglés
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  • In the early Middle Paleolithic site of Orgnac 3 (France, MIS 9), some flakes and cores deliver percussion marks on their edges and surfaces, similar to those carried by lithic hammers or bone retouchers. If cases of cores used as hammers or retouchers are known, the use of flakes for this type of activity is rarer. Also, in order to verify the link between the traces present on the bulb and the use in percussive activities such as retouching, an experiment was carried out. Developed according to three distinct movements, it makes it possible to highlight various macro-traces. These traces are sufficiently characteristic to diagnose a use in direct launched percussion, in order to retouch a tool. These first experimental data make it possible to consider the larger scale analysis of this manufacture technique.