Lithic Analysis At The Millennium

Author : Norah Moloney,Michael J Shott
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781315425313

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Lithic Analysis at the Millennium by Norah Moloney,Michael J Shott Pdf

The original research papers in the volume provide a broad review of current approaches to the study of lithic technology from the Palaeolithic to the present. The contributions address both with analytical techniques and interpretive issues. Collectively, they increase our understanding of issues such as tool function, means of production, raw material sourcing and exchange systems, and the evolution of human cognition, social organization and symbolic behavior.

Author : George H. Odell
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781441990099

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Lithic Analysis by George H. Odell Pdf

This practical volume does not intend to replace a mentor, but acts as a readily accessible guide to the basic tools of lithic analysis. The book was awarded the 2005 SAA Award for Excellence in Archaeological Analysis. Some focuses of the manual include: history of stone tool research; procurement, manufacture and function; assemblage variability. It is an incomparable source for academic archaeologists, cultural resource and heritage management archaeologists, government heritage agencies, and upper-level undergraduate and graduate students of archaeology focused on the prehistoric period.

Author : Michael K. Rousseau
Publisher : Burnaby, B.C. : Archaeology Press, Simon Fraser University
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : British Columbia
ISBN : 0864911319

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Integrated Lithic Analysis by Michael K. Rousseau Pdf

Author : Philip J. Carr,Andrew P. Bradbury,Sarah E. Price
Publisher : University of Alabama Press
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2012-07-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9780817356996

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Contemporary Lithic Analysis in the Southeast by Philip J. Carr,Andrew P. Bradbury,Sarah E. Price Pdf

Representing work by a mixture of veterans and a new generation of lithic analysts, Contemporary Lithic Analysis in the Southeast explores fresh ideas while reworking and pushing the limits of traditional methods and hypotheses. The variability in the southeastern lithic landscape over space and through time makes it a dynamic and challenging region for archaeologists. Demonstrating a holistic approach and using a variety of methods, this volume aims to derive information regarding prehistoric lifeways from lithic assemblages. The contributors use data from a wide temporal span and a variety of sites across the Southeast, ranging from Texas to South Carolina and from Florida to Kentucky. Not merely cautionary tales, these case studies demonstrate the necessity of looking beyond the bag of lithic material sitting in the laboratory to address the key questions in the organization of prehistoric lithic technologies. How do field-collection strategies bias our interpretations? What is therelationship between technological strategies and tool design? How can inferences regarding social and economic strategies be made from lithic assemblages? Contributors William Andrefsky Jr. / Andrew P. Bradbury / Philip J. Carr / CarolynConklin / D. Randall Cooper / Jason L.Edmonds / Jay D. Franklin / Albert C.Goodyear III / Joel Hardison / Lucinda M. Langston / D. Shane Miller / George H.Odell / Charlotte D. Pevny / Tara L. Potts /Sarah E. Price / Douglas Sain / Sarah C.Sherwood / Ashley M. Smallwood /Paul Thacker

Author : William Andrefsky, Jr
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 538 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2005-12-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781139448192

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Lithics by William Andrefsky, Jr Pdf

This book is a fully updated and revised edition of William Andrefsky Jr's ground-breaking manual on lithic analysis. Designed for students and professional archaeologists, this highly illustrated book explains the fundamental principles of the measurement, recording and analysis of stone tools and stone tool production debris. Introducing the reader to lithic raw materials, classification, terminology and key concepts, it comprehensively explores methods and techniques, presenting detailed case studies of lithic analysis from around the world. It examines new emerging techniques, such as the advances being made in lithic debitage analysis and lithic tool analysis, and includes a new section on stone tool functional studies. An extensive and expanded glossary makes this book an invaluable reference for archaeologists at all levels.

Author : Joshua Pollard
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2008-06-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781405125468

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Prehistoric Britain by Joshua Pollard Pdf

Informed by the latest research and in-depth analysis, Prehistoric Britain provides students and scholars alike with a fascinating overview of the development of human societies in Britain from the Upper Paleolithic to the end of the Iron Age. Offers readers an incisive synthesis and much-needed overview of current research themes Includes essays from leading scholars and professionals who address the very latest trends in current research Explores the interpretive debates surrounding major transitions in British prehistory

Author : Huw S. Groucutt
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2020-07-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030461263

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Culture History and Convergent Evolution by Huw S. Groucutt Pdf

This volume brings together diverse contributions from leading archaeologists and paleoanthropologists, covering various spatial and temporal periods to distinguish convergent evolution from cultural transmission in order to see if we can discover ancient human populations. With a focus on lithic technology, the book analyzes ancient materials and cultures to systematically explore the theoretical and physical aspects of culture, convergence, and populations in human evolution and prehistory. The book will be of interest to academics, students and researchers in archaeology, paleoanthropology, genetics, and paleontology. The book begins by addressing early prehistory, discussing the convergent evolution of behaviors and the diverse ecological conditions driving the success of different evolutionary paths. Chapters discuss these topics and technology in the context of the Lower Paleolithic/Earlier Stone age and Middle Paleolithic/Middle Stone Age. The book then moves towards a focus on the prehistory of our species over the last 40,000 years. Topics covered include the human evolutionary and dispersal consequences of the Middle-Upper Paleolithic Transition in Western Eurasia. Readers will also learn about the cultural convergences, and divergences, that occurred during the Terminal Pleistocene and Holocene, such as the budding of human societies in the Americas. The book concludes by integrating these various perspectives and theories, and explores different methods of analysis to link technological developments and cultural convergence.

Author : Nuno Bicho,Juan F. Gibaja
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 804 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2015-01-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781443873451

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International Conference on Use-Wear Analysis by Nuno Bicho,Juan F. Gibaja Pdf

The significance of use-wear studies in archaeological research plays an important role as a proxy to prehistoric techno-cultural reconstruction. The present volume, divided into five thematic sections, includes chapters discussing various different research methods, techniques, chronologies and regions. As such, this volume will be of interest to both archaeologists and anthropologists.

Author : Gary M. Feinman,T. Douglas Price
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2007-10-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780387726113

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Archaeology at the Millennium by Gary M. Feinman,T. Douglas Price Pdf

In this book an internationally distinguished roster of contributors considers the state of the art of the discipline of archaeology at the turn of the 21st century and charts an ambitious agenda for the future. The chapters address a wide range of topics including, paradigms, practice, and relevance of the discipline; paleoanthropology; fully modern humans; holocene hunter-gatherers; the transition to food and craft production; social inequality; warfare; state and empire formation; and the uneasy relationship between classical and anthropological archaeology.

Author : Charlotte Beck
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015047736031

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Models for the Millennium by Charlotte Beck Pdf

Models for the Millennium presents an overview of the development and current practice of anthropology in the Great Basin. This volume includes such topics as historical issues; models for past and present anthropological and archaeological phenomena and cooperation among anthropologists, Native Americans, and government agencies. The volume includes four sections: "Historical Development"' describes the development of ethnology, archaeology, and paleoecology in the Great Basin. "Current Issues" covers topics in general theory, paleoecology, ethnography and linguistics, prehistory, and cultural resource management. "Models of Explanation" examines various approaches to modeling aspects of the archaeological, paleoecological, and ethnographic record in such areas as subsistence, mobility, iconography, and gender. Finally, "Models of Cooperation" discusses how anthropologists, Native Americans, and various agencies come to terms with such issues as burial and sacred sites, range blight, and the destruction of the archaeological record.

Author : Simon Holdaway,LuAnn Wandsnider
Publisher : University of Utah Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2008-09-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780874809299

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Time in Archaeology by Simon Holdaway,LuAnn Wandsnider Pdf

A tightly focused group of papers on the deconstruction and significance of the concept of time, with a historical background on the development of time perspectivism and a range of case studies and examples. After reading this you may never think about time in quite the same way.

Author : William Andrefsky (Jr.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015053513662

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Lithic Debitage by William Andrefsky (Jr.) Pdf

Debitage, the by-product flakes and chips from stone tool production, is the most abundant artifact type found on prehistoric sites. Archaeologists now recognise its potential in providing information about the kinds of tools produced, the characteristics of the technology that produced them, human mobility patterns and even site function, applying scientific analyses to its study. This volume brings together some of the most recent research on debitage analysis and intepretation, including replication experiments, and offers methodologies for interpreting variability in assemblages at the micro and macro level.

Author : James A. Harrell
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Page : 1091 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2024-05-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781803275826

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Archaeology and Geology of Ancient Egyptian Stones by James A. Harrell Pdf

This book seeks to identify and describe all the rocks and minerals employed by the ancient Egyptians using proper geological nomenclature, and to give an account of their sources in so far as they are known. The various uses of the stones are described, as well as the technologies employed to extract, transport, carve, and thermally treat them.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Stone implements
ISBN : 0932839371

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Archaeological Lithic Analysis by Anonim Pdf

Author : Charles Golden,Greg Borgstede
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2004-03-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781135946067

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Continuities and Changes in Maya Archaeology by Charles Golden,Greg Borgstede Pdf

This book presents the current state of Maya archaeology by focusing on the history of the field for the last 100 years, present day research, and forward looking prescription for the direction of the field.