Reconstructing movement in prehistory

Movement is a universal part of human life. However, it normally leaves no material trace, so movements made in the past are difficult to investigate. Refitting artifacts across unusually long distances provides a robust meth od of reconstructing individual act of movement. When there are multiple in dividual movements, it is possible to reconstruct patterns of movement, and to differentiate between different types of movement made for different pu rposes, even in prehistory.