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A ‘family of wear’: traceological patterns on pebbles used for burnishing pots and processing other plastic mineral matters

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dc.contributor.authorDubreuil, Laure
dc.contributor.authorRobitaille, Jérôme
dc.contributor.authorGonzalez-Urquijo, Jesús
dc.contributor.authorMarreiros, Joao
dc.contributor.authorStroulia, Anna
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-17T13:36:05Z
dc.date.available2023-02-17T13:36:05Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractThe development of technologies related to plastic mineral matters (PMM), including clay, mud, and plaster, represents a major step in cultural evolution because of their important repercussions for food processing, storage, transportation, construction, and symbolic expression in past human societies. This paper aims to illuminate the chaines operatoires employed in the transformation of PMM and highlight early evidence for these technologies in the archaeological record. Our focus is 'ad-hoc' (or non-manufactured) ground stone tools used in finishing operations. Specifically, we discuss pebbles and cobbles employed to regularize, smooth, or burnish clay and mud-based products. Because these tools consist of unmodified rocks, recognizing and understanding the traces developed through use is essential for their identification. This is a pilot study that draws on experiments, ethnographic studies and quantification via confocal microscopy to assess the variability of use-wear developed on mud and clay processors. Extra attention is placed on micro-polish, not only because this type of wear has been seldom described before for such tools, but also because it appears to be highly diagnostic. We suggest that the variability observed can be described as a family of wear, that is, a range of recurrent use-wear characteristics associated with the processing of PMM. We analyze two collections associated with different chrono-cultural contexts: the Late Natufian site of Hilazon Tachtit in the Southern Levant and the Late Neolithic site of Kremasti-Kilada in Greece. At both sites, the identification of processors of PMM provides pivotal data to understand the relevant chaines operatoires, assess the emergence and development of these technologies, and also explore symbolic behaviors.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10816-022-09597-zpt_PT
dc.identifier.eissn1573-7764
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/19117
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherSpringerpt_PT
dc.subjectPlastic mineral matterspt_PT
dc.subjectPotterypt_PT
dc.subjectMudpt_PT
dc.subjectProcessorspt_PT
dc.subjectUse-wearpt_PT
dc.subjectExperimental archaeologypt_PT
dc.subjectEthno-archaeologypt_PT
dc.subjectArchaeometrypt_PT
dc.subjectConfocal microscopypt_PT
dc.subjectNatufianpt_PT
dc.subjectNeolithicpt_PT
dc.titleA ‘family of wear’: traceological patterns on pebbles used for burnishing pots and processing other plastic mineral matterspt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.titleJournal of Archaeological Method and Theorypt_PT
person.familyNameMarreiros
person.givenNameJoao
person.identifier.ciencia-id6A10-F340-45CF
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-3399-8765
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rcaap.typearticlept_PT
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