ABSTRACT

Unlike larger stone tools and debitage, the analysis of microdebitage (measuring less than 6 mm) allows for identifying likely areas where stone tools were manufactured at prehistoric archaeological sites. The tedious, time-consuming, and costly nature of microdebitage, however, has overshadowed its data potential, making most archaeologists wary of implementing this method. To alleviate these issues, this study introduces an experimental protocol using Dynamic Image Analysis (DIA) as a potential method for differentiating between microdebitage and natural soils within archaeological soil samples. In this study, a particle analyzer was employed to test whether microdebitage can be quantifiably identified within archaeological soil samples without the need for flotation and manual sorting. The results of the Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) test demonstrate significant differences (p < 0.001) between the lithic and soil datasets, indicating that DIA is a viable and promising method for differentiating between microdebitage and natural soils within archaeological soil samples.

摘要

与较大的石头工具和借方不同，对微借方的分析（测量不到6毫米）可以识别史前考古现场制造石头工具的可能区域。然而，微借记的繁琐，耗时且昂贵的性质已经掩盖了其数据潜力，使大多数考古学家对实施这种方法持谨慎态度。为了缓解这些问题，本研究引入了一种使用动态图像分析（DIA）的实验方案，该方法可用于区分考古土壤样品中的微借方和自然土壤。在这项研究中，使用了一种颗粒分析仪来测试是否可以在无需浮选和人工分选的情况下，在考古土壤样品中定量地确定微借记。p <0.001）在岩性和土壤数据集之间，表明DIA是区分考古土壤样品中的微借方和天然土壤的可行且有前途的方法。