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Efectos de las materias primas en la fabricación bifacial
Resumen
El refinamiento de las bifaces del Paleolítico Inferior puede no indicar la sofisticación del fabricante de herramientas. Los experimentos sugieren que las técnicas avanzadas y el dominio del material no siempre producen herramientas de piedra de aspecto más refinado.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Arqueología Arqueología.
- Estudios sobre el Paleolítico.
- Arqueología experimental arqueología experimental.
Sus antecedentes:
- El grado de refinamiento de recorte en las bifaces del Paleolítico Inferior a menudo se propone como una métrica para la sofisticación técnica del fabricante de herramientas.
- Esta hipótesis vincula la calidad estética o funcional de las herramientas de piedra con las capacidades cognitivas y técnicas de los primeros homínidos.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para probar experimentalmente la hipótesis de que el refinamiento del recorte bifacial se correlaciona con la sofisticación técnica.
- Para comparar los resultados experimentales con los ensamblajes arqueológicos de Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania.
Principales métodos:
- La realización de una serie de experimentos de unión de dos caras en la garganta de Olduvai.
- Analizando el grado de refinamiento de recorte en bifaces producidas experimentalmente.
- Comparar los hallazgos experimentales con los conjuntos arqueológicos existentes de la misma región.
Principales resultados:
- El estudio no encontró una correlación necesaria entre las técnicas avanzadas de trenzado o un mayor dominio de las materias primas y una apariencia más refinada de las herramientas de piedra resultantes.
- Las bifaces experimentales no mostraron consistentemente un mayor refinamiento con un mayor aporte técnico.
Conclusiones:
- La suposición de que las bifaces de aspecto más refinado equivalen a una mayor sofisticación técnica puede ser errónea.
- La apariencia de la herramienta no refleja únicamente las capacidades cognitivas o técnicas de los fabricantes de herramientas del Paleolítico Inferior.
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