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Quantifying Handaxe Design through Experimental Butc

Submitted by coldrum on Tuesday, 02 January 2007  Page Views: 3304

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Archaeological research to download: The aim of the series of experiments was to empirically test the relationship between Acheulean handaxe form and effectiveness for butchery, and contribute to the continuing discussion regarding the factors influencing handaxe form.

Whilst a number of small scale experiments have reported upon the efficacy of handaxes for butchery none has gone beyond the subjective experience of a single researcher using a small number of handaxes to butcher one or two carcasses.

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