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Sourcing Raw Materials for Chipped Stone Artifacts: The State‐of‐the‐Art in Hungary and the Carpathian Basin

Abstract: The provenancing of chipped stone tool raw materials is an integral part of prehistoric research. Such studies include the necessary steps of field survey, fingerprinting, and characterization of geological outcrops, together with investigations of the archeological evidence. The state of such research, however, varies by country and region. It is argued here that joint projects involving international cooperation can advance the field, and promising examples will be presented from Central Europe with special focus on problems to be solved. An Internet based network of information systems is advocated to facilitate the wide dissemination of the results of lithic raw material studies. Lithic Materials and Paleolithic Societies, 1st edition. Edited by B. Blades and B. Adams, ©2009 Blackwell Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4051-6837-3. Copy-edited by Caroline McPherson