William Hill

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Can mass/aggregate analysis be applied meaningfully to surface collected assemblages?

Understanding that surface collections are biased towards the collection of larger artifacts. Is there any useful application of aggregate analysis to such assemblages other than general...

26 July 2015 5,011 5 View

What promising experimental reduction studies have been conducted on small chert cores for application to aggregate or individual flake methods?

Many analytical techniques rely on experimentally produced comparative assemblages. These experiments may involve creating different artifact types, using different reduction modes, reducing a...

02 June 2015 8,885 3 View

How can mass analysis be applied to lithic assemblages in the absence of 1/8" size grade?

Ahler devised mass analysis to be applied to a series of size grades which includes 1/8" as an essential grade. In the absence of this grade, as most data recovery projects use 1/4" mesh...

10 April 2015 6,318 6 View