| Title | Stone technology at the Middle Pleistocene site of Mata Menge, Flores, Indonesia |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2010 |
| Authors | Brumm, A, Moore, MW, van den Bergh, GD, Kurniawan, I, Morwood, MJ, Aziz, F |
| Journal | Journal of Archaeological Science |
| Volume | 37 |
| Pagination | 451–473 |
| Date Published | mar |
| ISSN | 03054403 |
| Keywords | flores, floresiensis, hobbits, oldowan, stone tools |
| Abstract | The stone technology from Mata Menge on Flores, Indonesia, is described, providing the first detailed analysis of the largest stone artefact assemblage from a stratified and securely dated Middle Pleistocene site in Southeast Asia. Technological analysis indicates a reduction sequence based on the centripetal, or ” radial”, reduction of transported blanks. The implications for early hominin behaviour on Flores are considered. |
| URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2009.09.012 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.jas.2009.09.012 |
| Citation Key | Brumm:Mata:2010 |
Stone technology at the Middle Pleistocene site of Mata Menge, Flores, Indonesia
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