J. Tixier’s scientific contributions

... Le Saraillet ; 3. Cantalouette ; 1, 4. Combe Brune 2 ; 5. Sans Pareil UA2. (Boëda 1990, 1991a, 1991b, 1997b, Boëda et Kervazo 1991, Chevrier 2006, à Combe Brune 2 et 3 (Bourguignon et al. 2003, 2004b, Folgado et al. 2005, Brenet et al. 2008a, Brenet et al. 2014b fig. 8, n° 1-4) illustrent là aussi la coexistence de plusieurs schèmes de production : d'un unique éclat à une production récurrente souvent identique à la production dominante sur bloc. ...

Reference:

Occupation et gestion du territoire bergeracois entre 250 et 35 kA : essai de synthèse techno-économique

... The total mollusc assemblage comprises 3571 specimens of which twelve percent (n = 429) are beach-worn C. rustica (Bosch et al. 2015a;van Regteren Altena 1962). The excavations by Tixier in the late 1960 s and 1970 s never reached the Initial and Early Upper Palaeolithic deposits and the recovered mollusc assemblage is therefore not included in this study (Inizan and Gaillard 1978;Tixier and Inizan 1981). The studied material is currently housed in the Department of Fossil Mollusca at the Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden, the Netherlands. ...

Reference:

Perforations in Columbellidae shells: Using 3D models to differentiate anthropogenic piercing from natural perforations

... Blank terminations provide information on how force propagated through the core during blank removal and are identifiable based on morphological attributes present on both blanks and cores (Inizan et al. 1999;Andrefsky 2005). Blank terminations were recorded based on standard terminology used in lithic analysis (Tixier et al. 1980;Inizan et al. 1999;Andrefsky 2005), summarized here. Feather terminations are smooth and form when the blank gradually shears away from the core. ...

Reference:

Quantifying the effect of heating temperature on silcrete blank production

... The most reliable macroscopic criterion for recognizing heat treatment is gloss contrast: The presence of both matt and glossy surfaces on the same artefact (Bordes, 1969;Collins & Fenwick, 1974;Domanski & Webb, 2007;Inizan et al., 1976;Inizan & Tixier, 2000;Olausson & Larsson, 1982). Other proxies include changes in color and gloss in the absence of a direct comparison (Hahn, 1991;Weiner, 2012), although they are not as reliable (Domanski & Webb, 2007;Inizan & Tixier, 2000). ...

Reference:

Heat Treatment of Chert in the Early Mesolithic at Rottenburg-Siebenlinden (Southwest Germany)

... The most reliable macroscopic criterion for recognizing heat treatment is gloss contrast: The presence of both matt and glossy surfaces on the same artefact (Bordes, 1969;Collins & Fenwick, 1974;Domanski & Webb, 2007;Inizan et al., 1976;Inizan & Tixier, 2000;Olausson & Larsson, 1982). Other proxies include changes in color and gloss in the absence of a direct comparison (Hahn, 1991;Weiner, 2012), although they are not as reliable (Domanski & Webb, 2007;Inizan & Tixier, 2000). ...

Reference:

Heat Treatment of Chert in the Early Mesolithic at Rottenburg-Siebenlinden (Southwest Germany)

... ve clarified the production sequence used for making carnelian beads as well as the archaeological correlates one might expect to see in hardstone bead workshops. Ethnographic studies of carnelian bead manufacture have been complemented by several experimental studies focusing on drilling, shaping, and heat-treating carnelian and other hard stones (Chevalier et. al 1982;Stocks 1989Stocks , 2003Kenoyer and Vidale 1992;Groman-Yaroslovski and Bar-Yosef Mayer 2015). As a result of these studies, as well as the aforementioned ethnographic studies on carnelian beads, traceological analysts have a reliable baseline for interpreting how carnelian beads found in the archaeological record were manufactured. ...

Reference:

Carnelian Beads from the Early Bronze Age Fifa Cemetery, Jordan: Aspects of Technology, Use, and Exchange

... As a broad approach, this is useful for general comparisons of similar assemblages. In recent years, Tixier has modified his original typology (Inizan and Tixier 1980). Basically, this resulted in the reduction of the number of types in the burin class, in the backed bladelet class, and in the elimination of spontaneous retouch. ...

Reference:

The North Syrian Late Epipaleolithic: The Earliest Occupation at Tell Abu Hureyra in the Context of the Levantine Late Epipaleolithic

... Additionally, can the integration of these theories reframe the way we think about the connection between prehistoric minds and the production of material culture? I set out to discuss how reframing the chaîne opératoire framework in light of contemporary theories of cognition can further Inizan et al., 1993;Pelegrin et al., 1993;Sellet, 1993;Eren et al., 2005;Tostevin, 2011;Assaf et al., 2023). While chaîne opératoire has been used extensively in lithic studies wherein experiments in reduction techniques and refitting are utilized, this article does not focus on lithics. ...

Reference:

Rethinking chaîne opératoire beyond cognitivist approaches

... Sin embargo, son los arqueólogos experimentales en talla de rocas duras (François Bordes y Jacques Tixier), quienes van a enriquecer esa noción, con aplicaciones concretas. Es especialmente J. Tixier et al. (1980) quien estabiliza la terminología de "piedra tallada", y sistematiza la "lectura tecnológica", que permite reconstruir mentalmente el desarrollo del fasonado (façonnage) de un útil o el debitado (débitage) de un núcleo. J. Tixier (1978) introduce también la distinción fundamental entre "método" (el proceso -la disposición sucesiva de negativos-que se sigue para alcanzar el objetivo de la cadena operativa: un tipo o una clase de productos) y técnica(s) (que se refiere a los aspectos prácticos en la ejecución de la talla). ...

Reference:

Base teórica y metodología para el estudio del material lítico tallado: algunos aspectos de la tecnología lítica francesa aplicados a un contexto lítico peruano

... For the study of retouched tools, the typology of Sonneville-Bordes and Perrot (1954,1955,1956) has been used, and the studies of the French school for technology (e.g. Inizan et al., 1995;Pelegrin, 1995Pelegrin, , 2000Tixier et al., 1980) have been followed. ...

Reference:

The Early Upper Palaeolithic in Cueva del Arco (Murcia, Spain) and Its Contextualisation in the Iberian Mediterranean