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    Archaeologists study how ancient humans made and used tools through several methods. They examine artwork and tool imprints for indications of tools, analyze tool wear patterns to determine uses, and excavate ancient mines and quarries. Researchers also replicate tool making techniques, refit tool fragments, and do microwear studies to understand stone tool production from cores to finished artifacts like choppers, hand-axes, and scrapers. Other materials worked included bone, antler, wood, plant and animal fibers for textiles, and archaeologists investigate firing techniques and early use of pottery, metals like copper and tin alloys, and casting and plating processes.

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    Archaeologists study how ancient humans made and used tools through several methods. They examine artwork and tool imprints for indications of tools, analyze tool wear patterns to determine uses, and excavate ancient mines and quarries. Researchers also replicate tool making techniques, refit tool fragments, and do microwear studies to understand stone tool production from cores to finished artifacts like choppers, hand-axes, and scrapers. Other materials worked included bone, antler, wood, plant and animal fibers for textiles, and archaeologists investigate firing techniques and early use of pottery, metals like copper and tin alloys, and casting and plating processes.

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    Technology: How Did They Make and Use Tools?

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    Archaeologists study how ancient humans made and used tools through several methods. They examine artwork and tool imprints for indications of tools, analyze tool wear patterns to determine uses, and excavate ancient mines and quarries. Researchers also replicate tool making techniques, refit tool fragments, and do microwear studies to understand stone tool production from cores to finished artifacts like choppers, hand-axes, and scrapers. Other materials worked included bone, antler, wood, plant and animal fibers for textiles, and archaeologists investigate firing techniques and early use of pottery, metals like copper and tin alloys, and casting and plating processes.

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    Technology

    How Did They Make and Use Tools?

    Survival of Evidence
    Biased Evidence
    Decayed Artifacts may leave evidence behind
    Left: Sutton Hoo
    ship imprint
    Right: Wetwang
    Slack

    Indication of tools by artwork

    Detection of tools by their uses

    Mines

    Best-known mines are from the Neolithic


    Period

    Flint Mine at Grimes Graves

    Quarries

    Quarries were used to mine stone

    Stone Tool Manufacture

    Chopper

    Tools are made by removing material from a

    Core
    -Cortex

    Hand-Axe

    Flake

    Burin/Scraper

    Replication

    Refitting

    Microwear Studies
    -microflaking

    Other Materials

    Bone

    Antler

    Leather

    Wood

    Plant and Animal Fibers

    Textiles

    Firing and Pyrotechnology

    Pottery

    Pot Tempers

    Faience and Glass

    Archaeometallurgy

    Non-Ferrous Metals

    Alloying

    Casting

    Plating

    Iron

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