Abstract

From the 28th to 29th of November 2015, Dibujantes de Arqueología held the third edition of the “Introduction to classification and description of knapped lithic materials” in Madrid, Spain. It was an intensive course of 18 hours. Dibujantes de Arqueología is a well-known Spanish business entity of professional archaeologists and specialised drawers in practice since 2003. They have also organised training courses for archaeologists since 2009.

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  • From the 28th to 29th of November 2015, Dibujantes de Arqueología held the third edition of the “Introduction to classification and description of knapped lithic materials” in Madrid, Spain

  • The second part dealt with knappable raw material properties and features, and how to recognize natural from intentional items which is the basis of research in lithic technology

  • It was clear that participants had difficulties in recognizing the different raw materials and alterations, some of them were more interested in distinguishing different tool types in order to pass their exams

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Introduction

From the 28th to 29th of November 2015, Dibujantes de Arqueología held the third edition of the “Introduction to classification and description of knapped lithic materials” in Madrid, Spain. Nuria Castañeda 1, 2 and Francisco J. It was an intensive course of 18 hours. Spanish business entity of professional archaeologists and specialised drawers in practice since 2003.

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