lithics

We would like to contribute to the regional archaeology through our work, including many different aspects such as lithics, ceramics, settlement patterns, ecological and geological studies, physical anthropology, etc. in order to try to tackle our evidence from as much angles as possible and be able to explain some aspects of the regional past.

Staff Profiles « Interactive Dig El Carrizal – Rescuing a Mesoamerican Site 2009

The larger, more dense material such as lithics, bone, shell, certain nutshells, and not infrequently water logged charcoal, are some of the kinds of objects that settle to the bottom, trapped by the hardware cloth as the sediment particles fall through the tub.

Museum Blogs 2010

Grain-size, composition (proportions of crystal, lithics, glass shards and pumice fragments), particle shape, and moisture content determines the bulk density of ash deposits.

volcanic ash hazards and ways to minimize them 2009

We have already asked permission to transport the lithics, since in Mexico, we have strict laws about archaeological artifacts.

Trying to Put Everything Together « Interactive Dig El Carrizal – Rescuing a Mesoamerican Site 2009

The analysis of lithics (flaked and ground stones) will be undertaken using the operational sequence methodology.

The Analysis Begins « Interactive Dig El Carrizal – Rescuing a Mesoamerican Site 2009

The analysis of lithics (flaked and ground stones) will be undertaken using the operational sequence methodology.

The Analysis Begins « Interactive Dig El Carrizal – Rescuing a Mesoamerican Site 2009

I was doing a lot of Native American Indian excavations and working with materials — especially Late Woodland — and doing a lot with lithics.

Prison Break at Johnson's Island 2008

At Indian Town, the site was covered with shells and pottery, and we recovered from the surface beads and other artifacts made from shells and pieces of lithics.

Working With Fish Bones 2007

For instance, a collection of lithics from the erosion slope of a stream gully or the edge of a quarry.

Excellent Questions from Aardvarchaeology! Christopher O'Brien 2007

For instance, a collection of lithics from the erosion slope of a stream gully or the edge of a quarry.

Archive 2007-01-01 Christopher O'Brien 2007