185 research outputs found
The Paleolithic prehistory of the Zagros-Taurus /
No full textIncludes bibliographical references.Foreword / Ezat Negahban -- Editor's Preface / Deborah I. Olszewski and Harold L. Dibble -- 1. A Middle Paleolithic Assemblage from Kunji Cave, Iran / Mark F. Baumler and John D. Speth -- 2. The Middle Paleolithic Industries of Warwasi / Harold L. Dibble and Simon J. Holdaway -- 3. The Excavations at Karain Cave, Southwestern Turkey: An Interim Report / Isin Yalcinkaya, Marcel Otte, Ofer Bar-Yosef, Janusz Kozlowski, Jean Marc Leotard and Harun Taskiran -- 4. The Pointed Tools from the Mousterian Occupations of Shanidar Cave, Northern Iraq / Ralph S. Solecki and Rose L. Solecki -- 5. Middle and Upper Paleolithic in the Taurus-Zagros Region / Angela Minzoni-Deroche -- 6. Paleolithic and Epipaleolithic Sites in the Hulailan Valley, Northern Luristan / Peder Mortensen -- 7. The Late Baradostian Occupation at Warwasi Rockshelter, Iran / Deborah I. Olszewski -- 8. The Zarzian Occupation at Warwasi Rockshelter, Iran / Deborah I. Olszewski
Dibble Levallois Flake Models
No full textDataset consists of one ZIP archive containing 34 virtual flake models, each represented by one OBJ file with an accompanying MTL file, for 68 total files. The flakes were scanned with a NextEngine Inc.’s Desktop 3D Scanner SD (standard definition) or HD (high definition), and then virtually assembled using 3D Systems' Inc. Geomagic Design X and Verify. These models can be viewed with a variety of software, for example http://3dviewer.net/.This dataset consists of flake models representing an experimental archaeological reduction. This Dibble Levallois reduction was knapped by Harold L. Dibble. It and its related flakes are housed at the University of Arizona's School of Anthropology. These models are of the flakes that were created, or knapped off, as Dibble made that levallois reduction. They were created for the purpose of studying scar directionality in archaeological chipped stone analysis, and formed part of the experimental side of a dissertation by Matthew D. Hunstiger.Hunstiger, Matthew D. (2016). Dibble Levallois Flake Models. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, http://doi.org/10.13020/D6X30T
A Synthesis of the Dibble et al. Controlled Experiments into the Mechanics of Lithic Production
No full textInternational audienceArchaeologists have explored a wide range of topics regarding archaeological stone tools and their connection to past human lifeways through experimentation. Controlled experimentation systematically quantifies the empirical relationships among different flaking variables under a controlled and reproducible setting. This approach offers a platform to generate and test hypotheses about the technological decisions of past knappers from the perspective of basic flaking mechanics. Over the past decade, Harold Dibble and colleagues conducted a set of controlled flaking experiments to better understand flake variability using mechanical flaking apparatuses and standardized cores. Results of their studies underscore the dominant impact of exterior platform angle and platform depth on flake size and shape and have led to the synthesis of a flake formation model, namely the EPA-PD model. However, the results also illustrate the complexity of the flake formation process through the influence of other parameters such as core surface morphology and force application. Here we review the work of Dibble and colleagues on controlled flaking experiments by summarizing their findings to date. Our goal is to synthesize what was learned about flake variability from these controlled experiments to better understand the flake formation process. With this paper, we are including all of the data produced by these prior experiments and an explanation of the data in the Supplementary Information
A Synthesis of the Dibble et al. Controlled Experiments into the Mechanics of Lithic Production
No full textArchaeologists have explored a wide range of topics regarding archaeological stone tools and their connection to past human lifeways through experimentation. Controlled experimentation systematically quantifies the empirical relationships among different flaking variables under a controlled and reproducible setting. This approach offers a platform to generate and test hypotheses about the technological decisions of past knappers from the perspective of basic flaking mechanics. Over the past decade, Harold Dibble and colleagues conducted a set of controlled flaking experiments to better understand flake variability using mechanical flaking apparatuses and standardized cores. Results of their studies underscore the dominant impact of exterior platform angle and platform depth on flake size and shape and have led to the synthesis of a flake formation model, namely the EPA-PD model. However, the results also illustrate the complexity of the flake formation process through the influence of other parameters such as core surface morphology and force application. Here we review the work of Dibble and colleagues on controlled flaking experiments by summarizing their findings to date. Our goal is to synthesize what was learned about flake variability from these controlled experiments to better understand the flake formation process. With this paper, we are including all of the data produced by these prior experiments and an explanation of the data in the Supplementary Information
Le Paléolithique moyen récent du Zagros
No full textABSTRACT This report briefly summarizes some of Zagros Middle Paleolithic industries and presents comparisons between them and other Middle Paleolithic industries from the Levant and Western Europe. The near Eastern Charentian industries are not only interesting in themselves as representing local réponses to a variety of local factors, but they also provide comparative data that can be used to help clarify assemblage patterns in other areas.RÉSUMÉ Cet article présente sommairement quelques-unes des industries du Paléolithique moyen du Zagros avec des comparaisons internes ainsi qu'avec des comparaisons avec d'autres industries du Levant et de l'Europe occidentale. Les industries charentiennes du Proche-Orient ne sont pas seulement intéressantes en elles-mêmes car elles représentent des réponses à une variété de facteurs locaux mais aussi parce qu'elles apportent des éléments de comparaison qui peuvent être employés pour aider à la compréhension de facteurs observés dans d'autres régions.Dibble Harold L. Le Paléolithique moyen récent du Zagros. In: Bulletin de la Société préhistorique française, tome 90, n°4, 1993. pp. 307-312
A Synthesis of the Dibble et al. Controlled Experiments into the Mechanics of Lithic Production
No full textArchaeologists have explored a wide range of topics regarding archaeological stone tools and their connection to past human lifeways through experimentation. Controlled experimentation systematically quantifies the empirical relationships among different flaking variables under a controlled and reproducible setting. This approach offers a platform to generate and test hypotheses about the technological decisions of past knappers from the perspective of basic flaking mechanics. Over the past decade, Harold Dibble and colleagues conducted a set of controlled flaking experiments to better understand flake variability using mechanical flaking apparatuses and standardized cores. Results of their studies underscore the dominant impact of exterior platform angle and platform depth on flake size and shape and have led to the synthesis of a flake formation model, namely the EPA-PD model. However, the results also illustrate the complexity of the flake formation process through the influence of other parameters such as core surface morphology and force application. Here we review the work of Dibble and colleagues on controlled flaking experiments by summarizing their findings to date. Our goal is to synthesize what was learned about flake variability from these controlled experiments to better understand the flake formation process. With this paper, we are including all of the data produced by these prior experiments and an explanation of the data in the Supplementary Information
EVALUATION OF BLUEGILL (LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS) FEEDING HABITS AFTER ERADICATION OF EURASIAN WATERMILFOIL (MYRIOPHYLLUM SPICATUM)
No full textThe objectives of this study were to determine effects of Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum) removal on bluegill feeding habits relative to diet composition, size, and feeding selectivity. Data were collected from 2003 through 2007 in four Minnesota lakes during June and September using boat electrofishing. Two lakes received an herbicide application of Endothall 2, 4-D, whereas remaining lakes were untreated and used as a reference. Bluegill diet composition, diets relative to size, and feeding selectivity were unaffected by vegetation removal, but varied seasonally with macroinvertebrate availability. Therefore, removal of Eurasian watermilfoil had minimal effects on bluegill feeding habits
Middle paleolithic scraper reduction: Background, clarification, and review of the evidence to date
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Making silent stones speak: Human evolution and the dawn of technology. By Kathy D. Schick and Nicholas Toth. New York: Simon and Schuster: 1993. ISBN 0‐671‐69371‐9 351 pp. $25 (cloth)
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