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Knapping Technique Analysis

Knapping Technique Analysis is a methodological framework within lithic studies that systematically identifies and interprets the specific procedural and mechanical strategies employed in stone tool production through the examination of flake attributes, core morphology, and technological signatures.

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2017–2026

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Development of stone tool use by wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes).

Noriko Inoue‐Nakamura, Tetsuro Matsuzawa · Journal of comparative psychology · 1997 · 379 citations

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Flintknapping: making and understanding stone tools

Choice Reviews Online · 1994 · 361 citations

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How do stone knappers predict and control the outcome of flaking? Implications for understanding early stone tool technology

Tetsushi Nonaka, Blandine Bril, Robert Rein · Journal of Human Evolution · 2010 · 267 citations

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Continuing Investigations into the Stone Tool-making and Tool-using Capabilities of a Bonobo ( )

Kathy Schick, Nicholas Toth, Gary T. Garufi et al. · Journal of Archaeological Science · 1999 · 208 citations

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Skills and learning difficulties involved in stone knapping: The case of stone‐bead knapping in Khambhat, India

Valentine Roux, Blandine Bril, Gilles Dietrich · World Archaeology · 1995 · 180 citations

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Authors

102

  1. LW
    Lyn Wadley

    University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

    3 publications · 122 citations

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  2. BB
    Blandine Bril

    École des hautes études en sciences sociales, France

    3 publications · 472 citations

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  3. MP
    Marco Peresani

    University of Ferrara, Italy

    2 publications · 151 citations

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  4. TM
    Tetsuro Matsuzawa

    Kyoto University, Japan

    2 publications · 425 citations

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  5. AH
    Anders Högberg

    Linnaeus University, Sweden

    2 publications · 32 citations

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Institutions

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  1. University of the Witwatersrand

    Johannesburg, South Africa

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    462 citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    116 citations

  3. Universitat Rovira i Virgili

    Tarragona, Spain

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    276 citations

  4. Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social

    Tarragona, Spain

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    363 citations

  5. Préhistoire et Technologie

    Nanterre, France

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    75 citations

  6. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    199 citations

  7. University of Kent

    Canterbury, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    274 citations

  8. University of Ferrara

    Ferrara, Italy

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    206 citations

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Venues

  1. Quaternary International

    6 publications · 270 citations

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  2. Journal of Human Evolution

    JHE · 4 publications · 527 citations

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  3. Lithic Technology

    3 publications · 47 citations

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  4. Journal of Archaeological Science Reports

    4 publications · 136 citations

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  5. Journal of Archaeological Science

    3 publications · 291 citations

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