A strong strand in French prehistoric research, the technological approach to lithic industries
has been developing for some 20 years, notably under the impetus of A. Leroi-Gourhan, F.
Bordes, J. Tixier and their collaborators. Under this approach, lithic artefacts are no longer
exclusively considered as more or less “characteristic" objects to be described and
classified. Instead, these artefacts are also seen as evidence of human behaviour in its
technical, economic, and even social dimensions. Thus, the technological approach also�…