小议石片石器加工程度的测量方法

Discussion on the measuring methods of retouched degree on flake tools

旧石器考古学中石片石器的研究涉及诸多方面,石片石器加工程度的测量则是其中十分重要的组成部分,目前,已有诸多西方学者提出了不同的测量方法。本文试图在介绍这些方法的同时,对其进行对比和归类分析,提出石片石器加工程度的测量方法目前可分为以"减核率"为核心的测量方法和不以"减核率"为核心的测量方法两大类。针对石器加工程度测量方法目前存在的问题,提出应该在统一的测量标准下,以石器的类型、生产过程和使用过程为基础对石片石器加工程度进行定量测量。

Research on flake tools in Paleolithic archeology involves many aspects,and the measurement of the degree of retouch is one of the most important.At present,many Western scholars have proposed different measurement methods.This paper attempts not only to introduce these methods but also to compare and classify them.According to the utility of the“reduction rate of the raw-material”,these measurement methods can be divided into two different groups,the methods using the reduction rate and the methods do not.According to the existing problems in the measurement of degree of retouch on flake tools,it is proposed that this attribute should be measured quantitatively on the basis of the type of retouch,its production process,and the intended use of the tool.