LAYER I OF THE MIRA SITE: FLAKE TOOL TRANSFORMATION AS A KEY TO UNDERSTANDING KNAPPING STRATEGIES
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https://doi.org/10.37445/adiu.2026.01.08Keywords:
Upper Palaeolithic, diacritical analysis, stages of flake tool modification.Abstract
A pilot study of Layer I at the Mira site applies diacritical analysis to reconstruct flake-tool transformation under severe flint scarcity. The apparently «flake-like» character proves largely secondary: initial blanks were often blades or bladey flakes, while reworking and fragmentation generated secondary blanks with flake proportions. Directional elaboration is reflected in increased linear and angular edges, more combined tools, and more frequent scaled thinning, probably linked to producing small blanks for microliths.
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