Microscopic Use-Wear Evidence for an Itaparica Uniface as a Hafted Multifunctional Tool

Clemente-Conte I.; Gonzalez-Varas M.; de Almeida M.D.; Pérez-Balarezo A. · PaleoAmerica (2025) · DOI: 10.1080/20555563.2025.2491947

Resumen

This report presents the results of a microscopic use-wear analysis on a unifacial tool from an Itaparica-like context at the Toca dos Coqueiros site, in Serra da Capivara National Park, Northeastern Brazil. The analysis focuses on evidence of hafting and multifunctionality. These artifacts, found in central and northeastern Brazil from the late Pleistocene to the early Holocene, are associated with the Itaparica technocomplex. We present evidence of butchery, ochre processing, and hafting with resin residues, suggesting complex hafting systems. Functional hypotheses are proposed based on microscopic and macroscopic observations.

Instituciones: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú