DE STEFANIS , Cristina

The functional analysis of knapped stone tools produced by the last hunter-gatherers (during the 7th and the beginning of 6th millennium B.C.) and the first farmers (beginning of 6th millennium B.C.) in the south-east of France shows a diversity of plant working (taxa and gesture). Both groups used tools with notched edges shaped by pressure or...

Plant-working in an Early Neolithic settlement. The use-wear study on lithic industry of Pendimoun (Castellar – Alpes Maritimes) site

This research concerns the characterisation of economy of a Mesolithic settlement in the South of France. The Mourre de Sève site is a rock shelter located not far the confluence of Rhône-Ouvèze and it represents the exploitation of a riverine environment by hunter-gatherers. The latest excavations, in 1994 and 1997, dated the site using AMS to...

Use-wear analysis of a Castelnovian blade and trapeze assemblage. The Mourre de Sève rock shelter (Sorgues-Vaucluse)

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There is a wide range of technical processes involved in working animal skins, depending on the environment, the size of the skins and the purpose of the work (clothing, tent covers, etc.). The archaeological tools and their shape, weight, and use-wear are often the only evidence of these technical processes. Their understanding requires an...

Le Arene Candide e l'Abri de Pendimoun, due siti a ceramica impressa a confronto attraverso un approccio funzionale.

En Méditerranée du nord-ouest, les tout premiers groupes néolithiques originaires d'Italie méridionale se sont notamment implantés dans l'arc tosco-liguro-provençal dans le courant de la première moitié du VI e millénaire AEC, dans une région où une mosaïque géologique unique rend particulièrement visibles les transferts de matières premières...

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Technical behaviours of the first farmers in the north-western Mediterranean: an integrated approach to ceramic production and consumption from Arene Candide Cave

Tradizioni tecniche e produzione ceramica nel VI millennio BCE alle Arene Candide: un approccio integrato

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