Machin, A. Jane., Hosfield, R. T. and Mithen, S. J. (2007). Why are some handaxes symmetrical? Testing the influence of handaxe morphology on butchery effectiveness. J Archaeol Sci 34 (6). Vol 34(6), pp. 883-893.
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Why are some handaxes symmetrical? Testing the influence of handaxe morphology on butchery effectiveness | ||
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J Archaeol Sci 34 (6) | ||
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Journal of Archaeological Science | ||
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34 (6) | ||
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883 - 893 | ||
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The morphology of Acheulean handaxes continues to be a subject of debate amongst Lower Palaeolithic archaeologists, with some arguing that many handaxes are over-engineered for a subsistence function alone. The study aims to provide an empirical foundation for these debates by testing the relationship between a range of morphological variables, including symmetry, and the effectiveness of handaxes for butchery. Sixty handaxes were used to butcher thirty fallow deer by both a professional and a non-professional butcher. Regression analysis on the resultant data set indicates that while frontal symmetry may explain a small amount of variance in the effectiveness of handaxes for butchery, a large percentage of variance remains unexplained by symmetry or any of the other morphological variables under consideration. | ||
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2007 | ||
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03 Dec 2007 |
