El análisis funcional lítico en la Early Stone Age (ESA) africanaestado de la cuestión y prospectiva

  1. Sara de Francisco Rodríguez 1
  1. 1 Departamento de Prehistoria, Arqueología, Antropología Social y Ciencias y Técnicas Historiográficas. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Valladolid
Revista:
CKQ: estudios de Cuaternario

ISSN: 2174-3703,  2174-0585

Año de publicación: 2015

Número: 5

Páginas: 73-87

Tipo: Artículo

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Resumen

Desde que surgieron a mediados del s. XX, los análisis funcionales han aportado resultados fructíferos en el campo de los estudios líticos. En este trabajo se aborda la escasa atención que han recibido los mismos en el continente africano durante la Early Stone Age (ESA), y se enuncian las perspectivas de futuro, las cuales, mediante la realización de una colección de referencia experimental, se centrarán en determinar si son factibles los estudios de huellas de uso en los yacimientos de la Garganta de Olduvai (Tanzania) durante la ESA.

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