Methoden vergleichen

	Geometrische Morphometrie	Gebrauchsspurenanalyse
Fachgebiet	Archäologie	Archäologie
Familie	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Entstehungsjahr	1991	1980
Urheber	Fred Bookstein	Lawrence Keeley
Typ	Shape and form analysis	Tool function inference
Wegweisende Quelle	Bookstein, F. L. (1991). Morphometric Tools for Landmark Data: Geometry and Biology. Cambridge University Press.	Keeley, L. H. (1980). Experimental Determination of Stone Tool Uses. University of Chicago Press.
Aliasnamen	shape analysis, morphometric analysis	microwear, tool use analysis
Verwandt	4	4
Zusammenfassung	Geometric morphometrics is a quantitative analytical method that captures, analyzes, and compares the shapes of biological structures (bones, teeth, pottery) using coordinate data from landmarks and outlines. Developed by Fred Bookstein in the 1990s, GMM provides a rigorous statistical framework for studying shape variation across populations or time periods. The method allows archaeologists to quantify morphological differences between individuals, populations, or artifact classes with precision impossible using traditional linear measurements.	Use-wear analysis (also called microwear or tool-use analysis) is a method that infers the function of stone tools from microscopic wear patterns on their cutting edges and surfaces. Pioneered by Lawrence Keeley in the 1970s-1980s, this technique examines damage patterns, polishes, and edge rounding produced as tools contact different materials during use. By analyzing these wear patterns, archaeologists can determine whether a tool was used to cut plant material, meat, bone, hide, or wood—revealing detailed information about task specialization and subsistence practices in prehistoric societies.