Ethnographic toolstone heat treatment reveals distinctive motives and patterns of material transformation

Abstract The heat treatment of rocks to improve their fracture qualities for stone tool production is a key technological innovation of Pleistocene humans. Because the intentionality and technicality of this transformative process are often associated with cognitive prowess, the topic has attracted...

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Main Authors: Yonatan Sahle, Martin Moník, Seid Ahmed, Hynek Hadraba, Zdeněk Chlup, Filip Šiška, Lukáš Kučera, Antoine Souron, Steven A. Brandt, Kathryn W. Arthur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-97207-9
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