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| Bebber, Michelle and Key, Alastair J. M. and Fisch, Michael and Meindle, Richard and Eren, Metin I. (2019) The exceptional abandonment of metal tools by North American hunter-gatherers, 3000 B.P. Scientific Reports, 9 (5756). ISSN 2045-2322. (doi:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-42185-y) (Full text available) |
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| Key, Alastair J. M. and Lycett, Stephen J. (2018) Biometric variables predict stone tool functional performance more effectively than tool?form attributes: a case study in handaxe loading capabilities. Archaeometry, . ISSN 0003-813X. (doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/arcm.12439) (Access to this publication is currently restricted. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) |
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| Key, Alastair J. M. and Merrit, Stephen and Kivell, Tracy L. (2018) Hand grip diversity and frequency during the use of Lower Palaeolithic stone cutting-tools. Journal of Human Evolution, . ISSN 0047-2484. (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2018.08.006) (Access to this publication is currently restricted. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) |
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| Key, Alastair J. M. and Dunmore, Christopher J. (2018) Manual restrictions on Palaeolithic technological behaviours. PeerJ, 6 . e5399. ISSN 2167-8359. (doi:https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5399) (Full text available) |
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| Key, Alastair J. M. and Young, Jesse and Fisch, Michael and Chaney, Morgan and Kramer, Andrew and Eren, Metin I. (2018) Comparing the use of meat and clay during cutting and projectile research. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 192 . pp. 163-175. ISSN 0013-7944. (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2018.02.010) (Full text available) |
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| Williams-Hatala, Erin Marie and Hatala, Kevin G. and Gordon, McKenzie and Key, Alastair J. M. and Kasper, Margaret and Kivell, Tracy L. (2018) The manual pressures of stone tool behaviors and their implications for the evolution of the human hand. Journal of Human Evolution, 119 . pp. 14-26. ISSN 0047-2484. (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2018.02.008) (Full text available) |
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| Dunmore, Christopher J. and Patemen, Ben and Key, Alastair J. M. (2018) A citation network analysis of lithic microwear research. Journal of Archaeological Science, 91 . pp. 33-42. ISSN 0305-4403. (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2018.01.006) (Full text available) |
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| Key, Alastair J. M. and Dunmore, Christopher J. and Hatala, Kevin G. and Williams-Hatala, Erin Marie (2017) Flake morphology as a record of manual pressure during stone tool production. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 12 . pp. 43-53. ISSN 2352-409X. (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2017.01.023) (Full text available) |
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| Key, Alastair J. M. and Lycett, Stephen J. (2017) Form and function in the Lower Palaeolithic: history, progress, and continued relevance. Journal of Anthropological Sciences, 95 . pp. 67-108. ISSN 2037-0644. E-ISSN 1827-4765. (doi:https://doi.org/10.4436/jass.95017) (Full text available) |
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| Key, Alastair J. M. and Lycett, Stephen J. (2016) Investigating interrelationships between Lower Palaeolithic stone tool effectiveness and tool user biometric variation: implications for technological and evolutionary changes. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, . ISSN 1866-9557. E-ISSN 1866-9565. (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-016-0433-x) (Full text available) |
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| Key, Alastair J. M. (2016) Manual Loading Distribution During Carrying Behaviors: Implications for the Evolution of the Hominin Hand. PLoS ONE, . ISSN 1932-6203. (doi:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0163801) (Full text available) |
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| Key, Alastair J. M. and Proffitt, Tomas and Stefani, Elena and Lycett, Stephen J. (2016) Looking at handaxes from another angle: Assessing the ergonomic and functional importance of edge form in Acheulean bifaces. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, 44 (Part A). pp. 43-55. ISSN 0278-4165. (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaa.2016.08.002) (Full text available) |
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| Key, Alastair J. M. (2016) Integrating mechanical and ergonomic research within functional and morphological analyses of lithic cutting technology: key principles and future experimental directions. Ethnoarchaeology, 8 (1). ISSN 1944-2890. E-ISSN 1944-2904. (doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/19442890.2016.1150626) (Full text available) |
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| Key, Alastair J. M. and Lycett, Stephen J. (2016) Influence of handaxe size and shape on cutting efficiency: a large-scale experiment and morphometric analysis. Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory, . pp. 1-28. ISSN 1072-5369. E-ISSN 1573-7764. (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10816-016-9276-0) (Full text available) |
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| Key, Alastair J. M. and Lycett, Stephen J. (2015) Reassessing the production of handaxes versus flakes from a functional perspective. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, . pp. 1-17. ISSN 1866-9557. E-ISSN 1866-9565. (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-015-0300-1) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) |
| Key, Alastair J. M. and Dunmore, Christopher J. (2015) The evolution of the hominin thumb and the influence exerted by the non-dominant hand during stone tool production. Journal of Human Evolution, 78 . pp. 60-69. ISSN 0047-2484. (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2014.08.006) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) |
| Key, Alastair J. M. and Lycett, Stephen J. (2015) Edge angle as a variably influential factor in flake cutting efficiency: An experimental investigation of its relationship with tool size and loading. Archaeometry, 57 (5). pp. 911-927. ISSN 0003-813X. E-ISSN 1475-4754. (doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/arcm.12140) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) |
| Key, Alastair J. M. and Stemp, W. James and Morozov, Mikhail and Proffitt, Tomas and de la Torre, Ignacio (2015) Is loading a significantly influential factor in the development of lithic microwear? An experimental test using LSCM on basalt from Olduvai Gorge. Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory, 22 (4). pp. 1193-1214. ISSN 1072-5369. E-ISSN 1573-7764. (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10816-014-9224-9) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) |
| Stemp, W. James and Morozov, Mikhail and Key, Alastair J. M. (2015) Quantifying lithic microwear with load variation on experimental basalt flakes using LSCM and area-scale fractal complexity (Asfc). Surface Topography: Metrology and Properties, 3 (3). E-ISSN 2051-672X. (doi:https://doi.org/10.1088/2051-672X/3/3/034006) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) |
| Key, Alastair J. M. (2014) Are bigger flakes always better? An experimental assessment of flake size variation on cutting efficiency and loading. Journal of Archaeological Science, 41 . pp. 140-146. ISSN 0305-4403. (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2013.07.033) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) |
| Key, Alastair J. M. (2013) Applied force as a determining factor in lithic use-wear accrual: an experimental investigation of its validity as a method with which to infer hominin upper limb biomechanics. Lithic Technology, 38 (1). pp. 32-45. ISSN 0197-7261. (doi:https://doi.org/10.1179/0197726113Z.0000000001) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) |
| Key, Alastair J. M. and Lycett, Stephen J. (2011) Technology based evolution? A biometric test of the effects of handsize versus tool form on efficiency in an experimental cutting task. Journal of Archaeological Science, 38 (7). pp. 1663-1670. ISSN 0305-4403. (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2011.02.032) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) |
Thesis
| Key, Alastair J. M. (2015) Form and Function in the Lower Palaeolithic. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis, University of Kent,. (Access to this publication is currently restricted. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) |
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