"Two tribes": Handaxe shape variation shows distinct regional cultural groups in southeastern Britain between 424 000 and 374 000 BP - White - Journal of Quaternary Science - Wiley Online Library This paper examines regional and chronological variations in Acheulean handaxe morphology during Marine Isotope Stage 11 (c. 425–365 ka BP) in Britain. Using a data set of 737 handaxes from 13 secure....

A new paper out in Early View today in which we explore the earliest evidence for two contemporaneous cultural groups in Britain in Marine Isotope Stage 11...

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Left hand holding a piece of light brown coloured lithics covered in amorphous sediment.

I've been doing an analysis on Late Neolithic assemblage from northern Croatia, but almost all of the lithic pieces are covered with hard, impossible-to-remove amorphous lumps. Does anyone have similar experiences? How can I remove it without damaging the pieces?
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