Early Australian implement variation: a reduction model |
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| Institution: | 1. Australian National University, Australia;2. Australian Museum, Australia;1. Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Micro/Nano Optomechatronics Engineering, College of Mechatronics and Control Engineering, Shenzhen University, Nan-hai Ave 3688, Shenzhen 518060, Guangdong, China;2. Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Advanced Manufacturing Technology for Mould&Die, College of Mechatronics and Control Engineering, Shenzhen University, Nan-hai Ave 3688, Shenzhen 518060, Guangdong, China;1. Department of Archaeology, University of Cape Town, Private Bag x3, Rondebosch, 7701 Cape Town, South Africa;2. School of Geography, Archaeology & Environmental Studies, University of the Witswatersrand, Private Bag 3, WITS, 2050 Johannesburg, South Africa;1. Department of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India;2. Department of Neurosurgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India;3. Department of Radiotherapy, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India;4. Department of Radiodiagnosis, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India;1. Università degli Studi di Ferrara, Dipartimento di Studi Umanistici, Sezione di Scienze Preistoriche e Antropologiche, Corso Ercole I d''Este 32, 44100 Ferrara, Italy;2. UMR 5608 TRACES, Université Toulouse Jean Jaurès, Maison de la Recherche, 5 allées A. Machado, 31058 Toulouse Cedex 9, France;3. Universität Innsbruck, Institut für Geologie und Paläontologie, Innrain 52, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria;4. Università di Padova, Dipartimento Territorio e Sistemi Agro-Forestali, Viale dell''Università 16, 35020 Legnaro, PD, Italy |
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| Abstract: | The composition of lithic assemblages is typically depicted in terms the relative abundance of different implement types. In this paper we hypothesize that the characteristics of early Australian assemblages said to distinguish those types are part of a morphological continuum, and that this continuum is largely explained as a reflection of different levels of reduction. We demonstrate the viability of this perspective at one of the classic sites at which early industries were defined, Capertee 3. The existence of an Australian technology structured around continuous reduction without evidence of “imposed form” reveals that this pattern is widespread and should not be taken to represent an “archaic” approach to stone working. Implications for conventional interpretations of Palaeolithic stone implements are briefly examined. |
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