ABSTRACT Quartz is regularly held to be of lower quality than fine-grained siliceous (FGS) material and often correlated with lower levels of retouch. This paper examines the “desirability” of quartz as a raw material for the production of backed artefacts in a landscape which also contains fine-grained siliceous material. Quartz, chert and silcrete backed artefact manufacturing strategies and morphologies are compared to examine whether technological choices differ by raw material. Quartz and chert are found to display high degrees of similarity in terms of core reduction technology, flake selection and backed artefact morphology. This alignment challenges perceptions regarding the desirability of quartz for the manufacture of small, standardized retouched flakes.

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重新思考制造标准化润饰片的石英的可取性：以澳大利亚东南部的Weereewaa（乔治湖）为例

摘要石英通常被认为质量低于细粒硅质（FGS）材料，并且通常与较低的修饰水平相关。本文研究了在景观中还含有细粒硅质材料的，作为生产有背人工制品的原材料的石英的“可取性”。比较了以石英，t石和硅土为支撑的人工制品的制造策略和形态，以检查技术选择是否因原材料而异。发现石英和石在核减少技术，薄片选择和有背伪影形态方面显示出高度相似性。这种对齐方式挑战了人们对于制造小型，标准化润饰薄片所需的石英的认识。