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A New Technique for the Measurement of Artifact Angles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Robert J. Burgess  and
Kenneth L. Kvamme
Robert J. Burgess
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523
Kenneth L. Kvamme
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523
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Abstract

A new technique for the measurement of artifact angles is presented. A clay impression of an edge is made, the angle of the edge is then measured with a 6X comparator equipped with an angle measuring reticle. The technique is compared with other angle measuring techniques currently in use. Additional measurement capabilities of the comparator are also presented.

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Reports
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American Antiquity , Volume 43 , Issue 3 , July 1978 , pp. 482 - 486
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Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1978

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