Every contact leaves a trace: Documenting contamination in lithic residue studies at the Middle Palaeolithic sites of Lusakert Cave 1 (Armenia) and Crvena Stijena (Montenegro)
Ellery Frahm; D. Adler; Boris Gasparyan; Bing Luo; Carolina Mallol; Goran Pajović; Gilbert Tostevin; Benik Yeritsyan, and Gilliane Monnier · 2022
Catalogue summary
Comparative laboratory work on stone artifacts from Lusakert Cave in Armenia and a Montenegrin site demonstrates how modern handling and ancient deposits can complicate residue identification.
Why this matters
The article makes an Armenian Paleolithic collection central to improving archaeological method and offers practical guidance for interpreting microscopic traces more cautiously.
Citation
Ellery Frahm; D. Adler; Boris Gasparyan; Bing Luo; Carolina Mallol; Goran Pajović; Gilbert Tostevin; Benik Yeritsyan, and Gilliane Monnier 2022. Every contact leaves a trace: Documenting contamination in lithic residue studies at the Middle Palaeolithic sites of Lusakert Cave 1 (Armenia) and Crvena Stijena (Montenegro). PLoS ONE. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0266362
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