ABSTRACT

The study of chipped stone a r t i f a c t s from n e o l i t h i c s i t e s i n the Acconia area i s developed along two main l i n e s i n t h i s chapter.1 The f i r s t concerns the reduc­ t i o n technology employed at n e o l i t h i c s i t e s as r e f l e c t e d by the morphology of l i t h i c remains. The second involves a microwear a n a l y s i s of chipped stone implements w i t h the aim of determining how stone t o o l s were used. The present study i s based on the examination of some 1,700 pieces of obsidian and chert recovered d u r i n g the Acconia Survey. Three-quarters of t h i s t o t a l come from e i g h t n e o l i t h i c s i t e s ( 3 , 15, 25, 44, 64, 67, 68 and 72) and i t i s the l i t h i c m a t e r i a l from these s i t e s which w i l l r e ceive primary a t t e n t i o n i n t h i s study.