Abstract
Abstract Early macroscopic studies of prehistoric stone implements were not very fruitful. The technique of thin‐sectioning, however, enables rocks to be described in detail. Comparisons based on mineralogy and texture allow petrological groups to be established, some of which can be traced to working areas, others to more general sources. Limitations within which the petrologist must work are described, and the archaeologist is cautioned to be aware of them. There are also difficulties in the archaeological use of the results, which can be compensated for by typological and other studies.
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