Use-wear and residue analyses of ground slate tools from Stone Age northern Norway

Methodology and overview of results

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https://doi.org/10.7557/7.8197

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Archaeology, Microscopic analyses, Tool function

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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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  • Carol Joy Lentfer

    Independent researcher

  • Charlotte Damm, UiT Norgga árktalaš universitehta

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

Referánssat

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 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

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2025-08-18

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Nr. 3 (2025): Stone Age Demographics

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Copyright (c) 2025 Dr Carol Joy Lentfer, Charlotte Damm

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Lentfer, C. J., & Damm, C. (2025). Use-wear and residue analyses of ground slate tools from Stone Age northern Norway: Methodology and overview of results. Septentrio Reports, 3. https://doi.org/10.7557/7.8197