Capo Mannu Project 2011 - Lithic Industry

Abstract

The authors present the first results of the analysis carried out on the prehistoric lithic industry, collected during the systematic survey campaign of September 2011, in the coastal area of Capo Mannu, central western Sardinia, and coming from old collections from the same area. Various issues are addressed: study methodologies, quantitative analysis of data, typological description of a lithic sample, an introduction to lithic supply strategies and choices regarding raw material usage, and a short final discussion.

Keywords

• capo mannu project
• lithics
• Sardinian archaeology
• Neolithic