| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,940,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,140,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This study successfully achieved to establish a large-scale primary dataset on the use of lithic artefacts in the prehistoric Near East, by conducting three different experimental studies: the ED-XRF analyses of obsidian artefacts, the experimental study of flint heat treatment and the microscopic use-wear analysis. The analytical results were integrated from a viewpoint which comprehend the entire process of lithic use, from the procurement of raw material, through the production and use of lithic artefacts, to their abandonment. As a result, a new perspective of the lithic study which emphasises cultural aspects in the use of lithics was provided.
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