“Whetstones” on the cutting edge. Understanding the cultural biography of Roman and medieval macro-lithic tools through the application of use-wear analysis. From domestic and agricultural activities to specialized craft productions. Ghent University
The material culture study of historic macro-lithic tools has been ignored for a long time. Traditionally, lithic studies have mainly been restricted to the investigation of pre- and proto-historic artefacts, as if stone implements are an anachronism in younger periods. Nevertheless, they hold a lot of potential to gain new insights in ancient technology, trade networks, agricultural and domestic activities and craft specialization of ...