Historically, archeologists used to carry out use-wear studies involving quartzite and quartz, but these metals are considerably less in numbers. Further, not much effort has been made to measure ...

Discoveries in a Moroccan cave have provided a rare look at how Stone Age people may have turned animal skins into clothing. Bone tools, including hide scrapers and stone-tool sharpeners, were ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Hide scraper handle; blade is missing ...