The Archaeological Potential of Secondary Contexts

Module 5 - Outline of Research

Module 5 assesses the relative homogeneity and/or heterogeneity in space and time of stone tool assemblages occurring within secondary context aggregate deposits. The assessment focus upon:

1. The physical processes of clast entrainment, transportation and deposition.

2. The relative importance of three data sources: the physical condition of stone tools; the morphology of stone tools; and the stratigraphic context of stone tools.

3. The integration of laboratory research; theoretical modelling; and experimental archaeological fieldwork.

4. The implications of taphonomic studies to the interpretation of stone tool assemblages occurring in secondary context deposits.

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