Introduction: Beyond the reduction sequence and new insights in lithic technology

Abstract

The proceedings of the B23 Session held during the XVII UISPP/IUPPS conference (1-7 September 2014, Burgos, Spain) are published in this issue of the Journal of Lithic Studies. The title of the session, "Beyond the reduction sequence: new insights in lithic technology", aimed to increase awareness about current methods in studies on stone assemblages.

Keywords

• Early Stone Age; lithic technology; polyhedrons, spheroids and bolas; Western Africa; techno-functional approach