Sickles and “something more” at the Chalcolithic site of Camino de las Yeseras (Madrid, Spain). How use-wear analysis discovers such new production activities as threshing
Año de Publicación: 2020
Until recently, few studies have been made of lithic tools from Chalcolithic sites although they comprise a very abundant record in many productive and funerary contexts. However, it is now possible to go deeper into more aspects than merely typological ones. Use-wear analysis provides the possibility of inferring the functionality of certain lithic pieces that, until now, have been interpreted as sickles by applying only typological analysis.