Experimental Study on Heat Alteration of Palaeolithic Material: Preliminary Results from Shale in the Northeastern Region of Japan.

The article discusses the results of a study aiming to determine whether Palaeolithic toolmakers in northeastern Japan, specifically at the Ueno-A site, heat-treated rocks as part of the tool manufacturing process. The experiment involved heat alteration of shale samples and examination of artifacts...

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Publicado en:	Asian Perspectives: Journal of Archeology for Asia & the Pacific Vol. 49; no. 2; pp. 348 - 363
Autor principal:	Yonekura, Kaoru
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	University of Hawai'i Fall2010
Materias:	Prehistoric tools Stone implements Paleolithic Period Shale Heat treatment Archaeology methodology Ueno Site (Mitama-chō, Japan) Japan
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