The resharpening of bevel-edged tools from coastal southeast Queensland

Bevel-edged tools are a distinctive Aboriginal stone tool type from coastal southeast Queensland. To date, most research on these tools has focused on their morphology and use, particularly in relation to the processing of the plant food staple bungwall fern. This paper investigates the dynamic use-life of these tools through an investigation of working edge maintenance and resharpening at two sites recently excavated at the mouth of the Maroochy River. -Author