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Postdepositional changes on surfaces of flint artifacts as observed under a scanning electron microscope

Jolanta Kaminska, Elzbieta Mycielska-Dowgiallo and Karol Szymczak

p. 467-476

    Abstracts

    Les surfaces de trois séries d'artefacts en silex provenant de sites sablonneux ont été examinés au microscope électronique à balayage pour l'identification de divers types d'endommagements naturels. On a reconnu trois facteurs principaux responsables de telles détériorations : le gel (climat périglaciaire), le facteur éolien et le facteur chimique (corrosion par les acides du sol).

    The surfaces of three series of flint artifacts coming from sandy sites were scrutinized under a scanning electron microscope in order to observe various types of natural damages. Three main factors were recognized to be responsible for such damages: frost (peri-glacial climate), eolian, and chemical (etching of soil acids).

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    Bibliographical reference

    Jolanta Kaminska, Elzbieta Mycielska-Dowgiallo and Karol Szymczak, « Postdepositional changes on surfaces of flint artifacts as observed under a scanning electron microscope », ERAUL, 50 | 1993, 467-476.

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    Jolanta Kaminska, Elzbieta Mycielska-Dowgiallo and Karol Szymczak, « Postdepositional changes on surfaces of flint artifacts as observed under a scanning electron microscope », ERAUL [Online], 50 | 1993, Online since 29 September 2025, connection on 29 November 2025. URL : http://popups.lib.uliege.be/3041-5527/index.php?id=5298

    Authors

    Jolanta Kaminska

    Institute of Archaeology, Warsaw University, 00023 Warsaw, Poland

    Elzbieta Mycielska-Dowgiallo

    Institute of Geography, Warsaw University, 00023 Warsaw, Poland

    Karol Szymczak

    Institute of Archaeology, Warsaw University, 00023 Warsaw, Poland