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Thermal engineering of stone increased prehistoric toolmaking skill
Intentional heat treating of toolstone has been documented to have begun at least by 70 K BP; however, the advantages of such treatment have been debated for decades. There are two schools of thought with regard to its purpose. One, is that it merely reduces the force required for flake propagation....
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group UK
2019
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6787202/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31601931 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-51139-3 |