The African Paleosciences Laboratory uses experimental archaeology to better understand the range of prehistoric stone-tool production strategies. These strategies may inform toolmakers’ decision-making processes, their motor capabilities, and the social contexts in which this information was transmitted and practiced. These aspects of the stone-tool record are difficult to judge by observing the archaeological record alone. The remains of these experiments form the basis of a growing archive of reference collections against which archaeological specimens can be are compared.
The African Paleosciences Laboratory uses experimental archaeology to better understand the range of prehistoric stone-tool production strategies. These strategies may inform toolmakers’ decision-making processes, their motor capabilities, and the social contexts in which this information was transmitted and practiced. These aspects of the stone-tool record are difficult to judge by observing the archaeological record alone. The remains of these experiments form the basis of a growing archive of reference collections against which archaeological specimens can be are compared.
Click on the links below to learn more about the lab's published research on lithic technology.
Click on the links below to learn more about the lab's published research on lithic technology.
