Percussion marks on bone surfaces as a new diagnostic of hominid behaviour

Blumenschine, Robert J., Selvaggio, Marie M.·1988·Nature

DOI 10.1038/333763a0

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“Slice marks occur when force is applied with the tool’s edge parallel to the bone’s surface, scrape marks result from tool being dragged in a direction perpendicular to the bone’s surface, and chop marks are produced by the application of dynamic force (percussion) with a sharp or blunt edge 77 .”

Authors: Blumenschine, R. J., & Selvaggio, M. M.
Venue: Nature
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 1988-06
Volume: 333
Issue: 6175
Pages: 763-765
ISSN: 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
1476-4687
DOI: 10.1038/333763a0
OpenAlex: W2079532888
Cited by: 521
References: 0
FWCI: 18.10
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed

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