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lithic analysis
LITH-ik ah-NAL-ih-sis
ˈlɪθɪk əˈnæləsɪsListen
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lithicanalysis
Dictionary meaning
systematic examination of stone tools and debitage produced during tool manufacture; analysts study flaking patterns, raw material selection, reduction sequences, and use-wear traces to reconstruct prehistoric technology, mobility patterns, and subsistence strategies; lithic assemblages constitute the most durable and abundant evidence of human behavior across the Paleolithic
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