Science & Methods

This page will summarise the scientific approaches used to investigate the South Downs eoliths, portable rock art and flint tools. You can expand this with charts, references and links to your published papers.

• Patina thickness and hydration as a proxy for long-term antiquity.
• Stratigraphic context within Tertiary deposits and chalk landscapes.
• Typological comparisons with Oldowan, Acheulean and later tool traditions.
• Spectroscopy and microscopy of pigments and surface residues.
• Experimental replication and use-wear analysis to test tool hypotheses.