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Technology: How Did They Make and Use Tools?

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?

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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