Use-wear and residue analyses of ground slate tools from Stone Age northern Norway: Methodology and overview of results

Carol Joy Lentfer; Charlotte Damm

doi:10.7557/7.8197

Authors

Dr Carol Joy Lentfer https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3815-4254
Charlotte Damm UiT The Arctic University of Norway https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6157-5703

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7557/7.8197

Keywords:

Archaeology, Microscopic analyses, Tool function

Abstract

This report presents the methods employed to investigate the tool function of 194 ground slate tools from Stone Age northern Norway. The project design included extensive experimentation on replica slate edges, and microscopic studies of use-wear traces and residues on the prehistoric tools. This pioneer study of slate knives was able to demonstrate the potential of the approach, and provided new and detailed information on the use of these tools. A brief overview of the results is included in the report.

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Author Biographies

Dr Carol Joy Lentfer

Independent researcher
Charlotte Damm, UiT The Arctic University of Norway

Professor of Archaeology, Department of Archaeology, History, Religious Studies and Theology

References

Lentfer, C. J., Skandfer, M. Presslee, S., Hagan, R., Robson, H.K. and Damm, C. 2023. Cut above the rest: A multi-disciplinary study of two slate knives from forager contexts in coastal Norway. Oxford Journal of Archaeology, 42(2), 90-106. https://doi.org/10.1111/ojoa.12267

Lentfer, C.J. 2025. Background Data for Use-wear and Residue Analyses of Ground Slate Tools, https://doi.org/10.18710/B7LPBD, DataverseNO