Lithic Analysis
At CRA, lithic analysis consists of the technological analysis of flake debris, technological and morphological analysis of modified implements and cores, and low magnification microwear analysis of modified implements and a sample of flake debris. The method(s) used depend on the questions being asked of the data and the data set in question. Common methods in use at CRA consist of mass analysis, reduction stage classification, minimum analytical nodule and refit analysis, and continuum based approaches. Experimental data sets can be created for use in the analysis. Comparitive collections from use wear experiments and chert samples from the southeastern and midwestern United States are housed at CRA.