Understanding Lithic Recycling at the Late Lower Palaeolithic Qesem Cave, Israel

Qesem Cave (Israel) acts here as a case study to explore two important topics from the Middle Pleistocene: the practice of recycling old discarded flakes for the production of new objects by means of recycling, and the production of flakes and tools of small dimensions—topics that have not gained sufficient attention from the scientific community.

Fulgii si, in special, fulgii mici, sunt de obicei vazuti ca produse secundare sau resturi ale procesului de taiere, mai degraba decat produse finale dorite cu o utilizare potentiala specifica. In ultimii ani, aceasta categorie speciala de instrumente mici a castigat interes in randul cercetatorilor, in special in contextele paleoliticului inferior axate in principal pe aspecte tehnologice, in timp ce rolul functional al acestor instrumente este inca putin investigat.