W. James Stemp

TL;DR: This work develops a semantic and theoretical framework and proposes a new system for organizing and designating multiscale analyses and characterizations of surface topographies from the engineering and scientific literature with an emphasis on production engineering research and design.

TL;DR: In this paper, a UBM laser profilometry technique was used to identify and quantitatively document different wear polishes on stone tools used to work different contact materials and the identification of a fractal dimension (D r ) on some used tool surfaces.

TL;DR: In this paper, a non-destructive measurement technique, laser profilometry, was used to quantify use-wear analysis, and the results showed that measurements could be made on several different chert and obsidian samples and these could be distinguished based on their wear histories.

TL;DR: Microwear (use-wear) analysis is a powerful method for identifying tool use that archaeologists and anthropologists employ to determine the activities undertaken by both humans and their hominin ancestors as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: This exploratory study incorporates a mathematical algorithm that permits the discrimination of surface roughness based on comparisons at multiple scales and employs measures of relative area coupled with the F-test to discriminate used from unused stone tool surfaces, as well as surfaces of quartzite scrapers used on dry and fresh deer hide.