Sandstone ground stone technology: a multi-level use wear and residue approach to investigate the function of pounding and grinding tools
Ground stone tool (GST) technology includes artefacts utilized in pounding or grinding
activities and characterized by long life cycles and multiple uses. The introduction of
such technology dates back to early prehistory, and for this reason, it is used as prime
evidence for tackling a wide range of archaeological questions such as the origins of
technology, patterns of daily subsistence and lifeways. In this paper, we contribute to
the field of study of GSTs by discussing the application of a novel multi-level analytical