Problèmes d'emmanchement dans le Néolithique grec : les gaines et manches en bois de cervidé

The question of the modes of hafting arised repeatedly in the course of the study of tools of flint, obsidian, polished stone and bone found at four Thessalian Neolithic sites (Sesklo, Dimini, Magoula Karamourlar, Haghios Petros). Hafts of solid material such as bone or antler are rarely found and only in late neolithic deposits. Further there is a relative scarcity of chipped and polished implements shaped for the purpose of hafting. The macroscopic traces of use on the chipped stone are an indirect evidence for the modes of hafting composite tools. Several innovations concerning the hafting methods are related to the late neolithic period. The exploitation of the technical possibilities of the deer antler to make sleeves is the most important.Au cours de l'étude des outils en pierre et en os de quatre sites du sud-est thessalien (Sesklo, Dimini, Magoula Karamourlar, Haghios Petros), la question des modes d'emmanchement s'est posée à plusieurs reprises. En effet, les pièces intermédiaires sont rares, et apparaissent au Néolithique récent. On note une relative rareté des façonnages qui pourraient se relier à l'emmanchement. Les traces d'usure sont les meilleurs témoins des modes d'emmanchement des outils à éléments composites. Il s'avère que plusieurs innovations dans les techniques d'emmanchement remontent au Néolithique récent : l'exploitation du bois de cervidé pour le façonnage des pièces à douille est la plus significative.Moundrea-Agrafioti Antiklya. Problèmes d'emmanchement dans le Néolithique grec : les gaines et manches en bois de cervidé. In: La Main et l’Outil. Manches et emmanchements préhistoriques. Table Ronde C.N.R.S. tenue à lyon du 26 au 29 novembre 1984, sous la direction de D. Stordeur. Lyon : Maison de l'Orient et de la Méditerranée Jean Pouilloux, 1987. pp. 247-256. (Travaux de la Maison de l'Orient, 15

Problèmes d'emmanchement dans le Néolithique grec : les gaines et manches en bois de cervidé

The question of the modes of hafting arised repeatedly in the course of the study of tools of flint, obsidian, polished stone and bone found at four Thessalian Neolithic sites (Sesklo, Dimini, Magoula Karamourlar, Haghios Petros). Hafts of solid material such as bone or antler are rarely found and only in late neolithic deposits. Further there is a relative scarcity of chipped and polished implements shaped for the purpose of hafting. The macroscopic traces of use on the chipped stone are an indirect evidence for the modes of hafting composite tools. Several innovations concerning the hafting methods are related to the late neolithic period. The exploitation of the technical possibilities of the deer antler to make sleeves is the most important.Au cours de l'étude des outils en pierre et en os de quatre sites du sud-est thessalien (Sesklo, Dimini, Magoula Karamourlar, Haghios Petros), la question des modes d'emmanchement s'est posée à plusieurs reprises. En effet, les pièces intermédiaires sont rares, et apparaissent au Néolithique récent. On note une relative rareté des façonnages qui pourraient se relier à l'emmanchement. Les traces d'usure sont les meilleurs témoins des modes d'emmanchement des outils à éléments composites. Il s'avère que plusieurs innovations dans les techniques d'emmanchement remontent au Néolithique récent : l'exploitation du bois de cervidé pour le façonnage des pièces à douille est la plus significative.Moundrea-Agrafioti Antiklya. Problèmes d'emmanchement dans le Néolithique grec : les gaines et manches en bois de cervidé. In: La Main et l’Outil. Manches et emmanchements préhistoriques. Table Ronde C.N.R.S. tenue à lyon du 26 au 29 novembre 1984, sous la direction de D. Stordeur. Lyon : Maison de l'Orient et de la Méditerranée Jean Pouilloux, 1987. pp. 247-256. (Travaux de la Maison de l'Orient, 15

Pièces lustrées du Néolithique thessalien : essai de classement

In the case of a lithic industry showing as little as morphological variation as the Thessaly Neolithic (early 6th - end 4th millenia B.C.) macroscopically-visible gloss from use can be used to distinguish a group of tools (glossed pieces) which are thought to have been used for the gathering of cereal crops. The association of techno-morphological and functional features shows that, throughout the Neolithic, the preferred manner of use of flint blades is parallel to the long axis (sickle-blades), and, most frequently, as sickle elements, or pieces shortened or modified by intentional breakage, retouch or truncation. Oblique hafting of sickle elements is less common than previously thought. Intensive re-use of these pieces by re-sharpening or by re-shaping indicates an effort to conserve flint ressources.Moundrea-Agrafioti Antiklya. Pièces lustrées du Néolithique thessalien : essai de classement. In: Traces d’utilisation sur les outils néolithiques du Proche Orient. Table ronde CNRS tenue à Lyon du 8 au 10 juin 1982. Lyon : Maison de l'Orient et de la Méditerranée Jean Pouilloux, 1983. pp. 199-207. (Travaux de la Maison de l'Orient, 5

Abrasive and impact wear of stone used to manufacture axes in Neolithic Greece

Excavations at the Neolithic settlement at Makriyalos in Northern Greece brought to light a large number of stone axe heads, the majority of which were manufactured from serpentinite and igneous rocks. Detailed study of the manufacturing traces on the archaeological implements identified that both percussive (pecking) and abrasive techniques (sawing and grinding/polishing) were employed for the production of the axes. There is limited evidence, however, of how these processes may have been undertaken. The aim of this work was to build on previous research investigating sawing and polishing methods and the materials that may have been used in these tasks. Modern samples of two types of serpentinite and a dolerite were collected from the environs of the archaeological site. These were tested for strength and porosity. Through archaeological research the materials available to Neolithic people were established and some testing was carried out to establish sliding speeds and loads and percussive impact velocities achievable by a human to feed into the tribological test design. Pin-on-disc wear tests were carried out using quartz, chalcedony and sandstone as the pin material in wet and dry conditions to study sawing and polishing behaviour. Reciprocating tests were carried out using leather and combinations of lubricant (animal fat and water) and abrasive medium (sand) to study effects on polishing. Percussive impact tests were also carried out. The tests indicated that with certain combinations of materials and test conditions, both sawing and polishing could be achieved. A series of stages for the polishing were identified which are in line with observations made by archaeologists. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved