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use-life: a standalone construct

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Archaeology

the length of time a tool class remains in use before discard, which strongly shapes how common it becomes in archaeological assemblages.

In archaeology, use-life refers to the length of time a tool class remains in use before discard, which strongly shapes how common it becomes in archaeological assemblages. This meaning comes from Shott (1989) in American Antiquity.[1]

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References

Shott, M. J. (1989). On Tool-Class Use Lives and the Formation of Archaeological Assemblages. American Antiquity, 54(1), 9-30. https://doi.org/10.2307/281329

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