Archaeological industry

As an industry, a uniform, matching fund range is referred to in archeology. They are usually characterized by a single, in all areas of this " industry" occurring, often eponymous product of ( example: hand ax - industries). However, a variety of artifacts and discoveries in a region is found (for example, hand axes ), one speaks in the Palaeolithic period of a techno complex, in the Neolithic period (example: Funnel Beaker ) also of an archaeological culture. Sometimes allow the findings to draw conclusions regarding the same or similar behaviors and material processing.

• Archaeological technical term