This paper communicates the results of a detailed use-wear analysis of flint tools from Unit III of Nesher Ramla, central Israel, an open-air Middle Paleolithic site, dated to Marine Isotope Stage 5. The analyzed sample consists of 966 artifacts that represent major techno-typological categories; scrapers, tools with a lateral tranchet blow, naturally backed knives and other Middle Paleolithic artifact types. Most tools were associated with bone working activities, mainly scraping and cutting, suggesting both consumption and non-consumption-related practices. Results also suggest extensive butchering activities, but other applications are less common, especially the underrepresentation of armature, and plant and hide working is noteworthy. All in all, these patterns suggest a narrow range of activities. Most tools were used by their sharp edge, while the retouched edges bore weak use-related patterns. It is assumed that in some cases, the retouch served to facilitate the grip. The most widely used tools in Nesher Ramla were the naturally backed knives that according to technological studies were one of the goals of knapping at Nesher Ramla. Tools with a lateral tranchet blow, representing a cultural marker of the Nesher Ramla inhabitants, show evidence of multiple use of both retouched and non-retouched edges shaped by the lateral blow. Hafting traces are relatively rare in the analyzed sample.

本文介绍了对来自以色列中部 Nesher Ramla 的第三单元的燧石工具的详细使用磨损分析结果，该单元是一个露天的旧石器时代中期遗址，可追溯到海洋同位素第 5 期。分析的样本由 966 件代表主要的文物组成技术类型类别；刮刀，带有侧向分片打击的工具，自然支持的刀和其他旧石器时代中期的人工制品类型。大多数工具与骨骼工作活动有关，主要是刮削和切割，这表明消费和非消费相关的做法。结果还表明广泛的屠宰活动，但其他应用不太常见，尤其是电枢的代表性不足，植物和皮革工作值得注意。总而言之，这些模式表明活动范围很窄。大多数工具都被锋利的边缘所使用，而修饰的边缘则带有较弱的使用相关图案。假设在某些情况下，润饰有助于抓握。Nesher Ramla 使用最广泛的工具是自然背刀，根据技术研究，这是 Nesher Ramla 敲打的目标之一。带有横向分段打击的工具，代表了 Nesher Ramla 居民的文化标志，显示了多次使用由横向打击塑造的修饰和未修饰边缘的证据。在分析的样本中，Hafting 痕迹相对较少。带有横向分段打击的工具，代表了 Nesher Ramla 居民的文化标志，显示了多次使用由横向打击塑造的修饰和未修饰边缘的证据。在分析的样本中，Hafting 痕迹相对较少。带有横向分段打击的工具，代表了 Nesher Ramla 居民的文化标志，显示了多次使用由横向打击塑造的修饰和未修饰边缘的证据。在分析的样本中，Hafting 痕迹相对较少。