Edge Modification as an Indicator of Function and Handedness of Acheulian Handaxes from Kariandusi, Kenya

Abstract

There has been a welcome change in recent years away from classifying lithic implements on purely morphological and stylistic criteria an a much greater interest in, for example, the pro cesses by which they were manufactured and a greater recognition that most deliberately pro duced artifacts were intended for a functional use or uses (Compton & Gowlett 1993; Wynn 1995, Clark 1996). The more carefully and laboriously produced the object, the more likely that energy was invested in manufacture in anticipation of a functional return. Wherever it is possible to do so, it is informative to consider the functional aspects of major artifact classes, e.g., the capacities of ceramic vessels, the relationships of handaxes to hands. With this aim in mind, an assessment was made of a collection of so-called Chellean and Acheulian artifacts recovered in 1931 from the site of Kariandusi, Kenya, and reported briefly by L.S.B. Leakey (1931:34-47).

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