An experimental approach on dynamic occlusal fingerprint analysis to simulate use-wear localisation and development on stone tools.

ABSTRACT: Information about the use of stone tools in the past is encoded in the wear patterns left on their surface; however, post-depositional processes can modify and obstruct these traces. One aim in the field of lithic functional analysis is to develop methods to detect and quantify these traces on stone tools. The occlusal fingerprint analysis (OFA) is a well-established method in dental wear studies to virtually simulate dental occlusal (contact between teeth) stroke movements and thus locate and quantify the sequential contact between opposing tooth crowns. Reaching across disciplines, we conducted controlled experiments to test the applicability of the OFA method on stone tools to address the challenge of use-wear quantification and localisation, and therefore the identification of post-dep

SUBMITTER: Rausch H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11362603 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature