Journal of Lithic Studies

About the Journal

The Journal of Lithic Studies is a peer-reviewed open access journal which focuses on archaeological research into the manufacture and use of stone tools, as well as the origin and properties of the raw materials used in their production. The journal does not focus on any specific geographic region or time period.

Current Issue

Vol. 12 No. 1 (2025)

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Journal of Lithic Studies. (2025) Volume 12, Number 1.

Published: 15-Mar-2025

Research Articles

Exploring the production of lithic instruments at Mahal Teglinos (Eastern Sudan): An experimental approach for the characterisation of residues, macro and micro traces derived from the knapping on anvil technique of quartz, quartzite and chert pebbles and cobbles

Diego Capra, Josep-Maria Vergès

55 p.
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Scraper reduction at the Early Neolithic site of Hurst Fen, Suffolk, England

Andrew Peter McLaren, Adam Brumm

30 p.
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The querns from the Roman military camp at Hermeskeil (Rhineland-Palatinate): Bridging the gap to Caesar’s De Bello Gallico

Sabine Hornung, Tatjana Mirjam Gluhak, Andreas Kronz, Gregor Breedveld, Jochen Gätjen

30 p.
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The impacts of lateral obliqueness and edge angle on Levallois point morphology

Amal Al Kassem, Huw S. Groucutt, Jürgen Richter, Michel Brenet

27 p.
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Investigating non-flint lithic resources management during the Upper Palaeolithic in the Aquitaine Basin using an integrated approach: A Late Solutrean case application (Landry, Dordogne, France)

Quentin Villeneuve, Michel Brenet, Émilie Claud, Miriam Mesa-Saborido , Vincent Pasquet, Jean-Pierre Bracco, Sylvain Ducasse

44 p.
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Reports

From axe to grooved stone: Evidence of recycling practices in the Neolithic

Wojciech Bronowicki, Adam Kobyłka, Marcin Chłoń, Bernadeta Kufel-Diakowska, Marta Tobiasz

19 p.
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