Thermoluminescent Determination of Prehistoric Heat Treatment of Chert Artifacts
Thermoluminescent Determination of Prehistoric Heat Treatment of Chert Artifacts
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DOI：
10.1126/science.197.4311.1359
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发表时间：
1977-09
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56.9
通讯作者：
C. Melcher;D. Zimmerman
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作者：
C. Melcher;D. Zimmerman
近年来，考古学家对史前人类在将燧石加工成工具之前对其进行热处理的程度产生了兴趣。热释光测定工件自形成或最后加热以来累积的辐射剂量，为此类热处理提供了简单、可靠的测试。该测试可以应用于单个工件，而不需要原始材料进行比较。对来自四个地点的 25 件文物的研究结果表明，对于许多燧石来源来说，颜色和光泽并不是史前人类热处理的有用指标。
In recent years archeologists have become interested in the extent to which prehistoric peoples heat-treated chert prior to shaping it into tools. Thermoluminescent determination of the radiation dose accumulated by an artifact since it was formed or last heated provides a simple, reliable test for such heat treatment. This test can be applied to single artifacts without the need for raw source material for comparison. Results on 25 artifacts from four sites indicate that, for many chert sources, color and luster are not useful indicators of heat treatment by prehistoric peoples.