“…As a consequence, it was necessary to modify the protocol, which was originally designed for the study of archaeological specimens. A similar issue has been previously noted by Kononenko et al (2010), leading them to use a Dino-Lite USB digital microscope for low-magnification analysis. Here, the stereomicroscope was adapted to a free arm, thus allowing the microscope's height to be changed according to each studied object.…”
Section: Methods Of Analysissupporting
confidence: 59%
“…Microwear analysis has been applied to artifacts made of minerals, stone, bone, shell, and wood, thus proving its suitability for their study (e.g., Buc 2011; Caruso Fermé et al 2015; Cuenca-Solana et al 2017; Dubreuil and Savage 2014; Kononenko et al 2010;Lammers-Keijsers 2007;Lavier et al 2009;Ollé et al 2016;Sidéra and Legrand 2006;Van Gijn 1990, 2014a, 2014b. To our knowledge, it has not been previously applied to artifacts made of nut (palm endocarps); here, we evaluate which information can be gained by their study, in comparison to more commonly researched raw materials.…”
The use of microwear analysis has made substantial contributions to the study of archaeological bodily ornaments. However, limitations persist with regard to the interpretation of use and the reconstruction of systems of attachment, hampering a holistic understanding of the diversity of past bodily adornment. This is because the complexities of ornament biographies and the resulting wear traces cannot be grasped exclusively from the study of experimental reference collections. In this paper, we propose to bridge this gap in interpretation by systematically researching ethnographic collections. We conducted a microscopic study of 38 composite ornaments from lowland South America housed at the Musée du quai Branly (Paris). These objects involve organic, biomineral, and inorganic components, attached through different string configurations. The combined use of optical and 3D digital microscopy at different magnification ranges provided a thorough understanding of wear trace formation, distribution, and characterization. We demonstrate how individual beads develop characteristic use-wear in relation to one another and to the strings. We further challenge common assumptions made in the analysis of archaeological ornaments. In sum, this research addresses methodological and interpretative issues in the study of bodily adornment at large, by providing insight into the biographies of objects that were actually worn in a lived context. In the future, our results can be applied as reference for a more effective understanding of the use of ornaments worldwide.
“…As a consequence, it was necessary to modify the protocol, which was originally designed for the study of archaeological specimens. A similar issue has been previously noted by Kononenko et al (2010), leading them to use a Dino-Lite USB digital microscope for low-magnification analysis. Here, the stereomicroscope was adapted to a free arm, thus allowing the microscope's height to be changed according to each studied object.…”
Section: Methods Of Analysissupporting
confidence: 59%
“…Microwear analysis has been applied to artifacts made of minerals, stone, bone, shell, and wood, thus proving its suitability for their study (e.g., Buc 2011; Caruso Fermé et al 2015; Cuenca-Solana et al 2017; Dubreuil and Savage 2014; Kononenko et al 2010;Lammers-Keijsers 2007;Lavier et al 2009;Ollé et al 2016;Sidéra and Legrand 2006;Van Gijn 1990, 2014a, 2014b. To our knowledge, it has not been previously applied to artifacts made of nut (palm endocarps); here, we evaluate which information can be gained by their study, in comparison to more commonly researched raw materials.…”
The use of microwear analysis has made substantial contributions to the study of archaeological bodily ornaments. However, limitations persist with regard to the interpretation of use and the reconstruction of systems of attachment, hampering a holistic understanding of the diversity of past bodily adornment. This is because the complexities of ornament biographies and the resulting wear traces cannot be grasped exclusively from the study of experimental reference collections. In this paper, we propose to bridge this gap in interpretation by systematically researching ethnographic collections. We conducted a microscopic study of 38 composite ornaments from lowland South America housed at the Musée du quai Branly (Paris). These objects involve organic, biomineral, and inorganic components, attached through different string configurations. The combined use of optical and 3D digital microscopy at different magnification ranges provided a thorough understanding of wear trace formation, distribution, and characterization. We demonstrate how individual beads develop characteristic use-wear in relation to one another and to the strings. We further challenge common assumptions made in the analysis of archaeological ornaments. In sum, this research addresses methodological and interpretative issues in the study of bodily adornment at large, by providing insight into the biographies of objects that were actually worn in a lived context. In the future, our results can be applied as reference for a more effective understanding of the use of ornaments worldwide.
“…Morphological and metric analyses were undertaken according to standard parameters (Buc 2012). The process of manufacture was studied according to Legrand (2007), Averbouh (2000), Kononenko et al (2010), Buc (2012) and Anderson (2013). Marks that are unrelated to tool use or manufacture (e.g.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…First, it is of an uncommon type, as assemblages are usually dominated by awls and projectile points (Medina et al 2014). Second, to avoid the limitations of functional assessment of tool use based only on morphology, we apply a multi-proxy approach of the sort typically reserved for lithic technologies (Kononenko et al 2010; Barton & Torrence 2015). Finally, the application of use-wear and residue analyses offers the potential to reveal a range of activities conducted at Boyo Paso 2 that could otherwise leave little or no trace in the archaeological record.Figure 2The notched bone tool made from a camelid scapula and recovered from Boyo Paso 2.…”
“…In the Pacific, Pawlik et al 2015, found a Tridacna shell adze in a site in the Philippines which showed that shell technology emerged in the early middle Holocene and implied an early human interaction between the Philippines and Melanesia. On the other end of the timescale, Kononenko et al (2010) showed that turtle bone cleavers from Wuvulu Island, Papua New Guinea, which were traded to Germans in the nineteenth century were well-used and ready for discard rather than being manufactured for the tourist trade.…”
Authors Geographic area Chronology Balbo et al Rabett et al. Vietnam Alvarez et al. State of the Art Wagner et al. Brazil 8 ka-0 Colonese et al. Mediterranean 300-6 ka Habu et al. Japanese archipelago 14-1 ka Ramos et al. Gibraltar Strait 250-5 ka Briz et al. Tierra del Fuego 1 ka-0 Szabó and Amesbury Tropical island Asia-Pacific 2Ma-0 Erlandson et al. NW Pacific 1 6 k a-0 Saunders and Russo Florida 13-3 ka Orquera et al. SW Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego 12 ka-0 Gutiérrez-Zugasti et al. Atlantic Europe 35 ka-0 Rick Channel Islands California 4.5 ka-0 Demarchi et al. Red Sea and Scotland 9 ka-0
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