Non Flint Stone Tools And The Palaeolithic Occupation Of The Iberian Peninsula

Author : Norah Moloney
Publisher : British Archaeological Reports Oxford Limited
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : History
ISBN : UVA:X004041239

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Non-flint Stone Tools and the Palaeolithic Occupation of the Iberian Peninsula by Norah Moloney Pdf

The papers in this volume introduce English readers to the variety and scope of Palaeolithic stone tool research taking place in the Iberian Peninsula. They not only offer information about early occupation in the region but also demonstrate the diversity and quality of those research projects. The contributions cover all periods of the Palaeolithic, with a focus on Lower and Upper Palaeolithic topics, and one concerns raw material in a Portuguese Mesolithic site. The volume also includes an overview of raw material exploitation in the Lower Palaeolithic of the Iberian peninsula and comments on the particular problems associated with past and present research. Many of the papers represent regional studies, others relate to specific sites, and some describe changing strategies in the use of raw materials. Technology, typology and their association with raw material and/or subsistence patterns are addressed, as are current methodological approaches towards lithic and use-wear analyses.

Author : Marta Camps,Parth Chauhan
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 575 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2009-09-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780387764870

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Sourcebook of Paleolithic Transitions by Marta Camps,Parth Chauhan Pdf

As the study of Palaeolithic technologies moves towards a more analytical approach, it is necessary to determine a consistent procedural framework. The contributions to this timely and comprehensive volume do just that. This volume incorporates a broad chronological and geographical range of Palaeolithic material from the Lower to Upper Palaeolithic. The focus of this volume is to provide an analysis of Palaeolithic technologies from a quantitative, empirical perspective. As new techniques, particularly quantitative methods, for analyzing Palaeolithic technologies gain popularity, this work provides case studies particularly showcasing these new techniques. Employing diverse case studies, and utilizing multivariate approaches, morphometrics, model-based approaches, phylogenetics, cultural transmission studies, and experimentation, this volume provides insights from international contributors at the forefront of recent methodological advances.

Author : Nuno Bicho,Juan F. Gibaja
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 804 pages
File Size : 53,6 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 : Antonella Pedergnana
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2019-08-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781527537873

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Use-wear Analysis on Quartzite Flaked Tools by Antonella Pedergnana Pdf

Quartzite is a particularly frequently used lithology for knapping stone tools throughout all stages of human evolution. Despite this, however, there is a surprising lack of detailed methodological research on the formation and appearance of use-wear on this type of rock. As such, this book fills in a gap in the research, and proposes a new method to analyse use-wear on quartzite, by evaluating the variability of use-wear appearance on different rock varieties. This book is conceived as a handbook for the application of microwear analysis on quartzite, and is addressed to both students and lithic use-wear analysists. The extreme surface irregularities of quartzite, mainly due to its microcrystalline structure and the diverse orientation of quartz crystals surfaces, have always been regarded as a major obstacle when applying use-wear analysis. As shown here, the use of scanning electron microscopy allows this and other obstacles when observing highly reflective surfaces, such as quartzite, to be overcome.

Author : Francesca Romagnoli,Florent Rivals,Stefano Benazzi
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2022-06-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780128214299

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Updating Neanderthals by Francesca Romagnoli,Florent Rivals,Stefano Benazzi Pdf

Updating Neanderthals: Understanding Behavioral Complexity in the Late Middle Paleolithic provides comprehensive knowledge on Neanderthals who lived throughout the European and Asian continents. The book synthesizes historical information about the study of Middle Paleolithic populations and presents current debates about their genetics, subsistence, technology, social and cognitive behaviors. It focuses on the last phase of Neanderthal settlements and presents the main patterns of modern humans across Europe. Written by international experts on the Middle Paleolithic who have conducted innovative studies in the last three decades, this book explores the implications of interactions between different human species, including Neanderthals, Denisovans and Sapiens. In addition, the book discusses the diversity and variability of human adaptations and behaviors in the changing climate and environment of the Late Pleistocene, and the relationship between these behaviors, demography and cognitive capabilities. Offers a comprehensive update on the variability and diversity of Neanderthal behaviors during the Late Pleistocene Presents an interdisciplinary reconstruction of Neanderthals by assessing archaeology, paleontology, paleoecology, anthropology, genetics and cognition Reviews the reliability of archaeological data and the theoretical and methodological advances of the last 30 years Discusses the most debated Neanderthal themes, such as demography, diet, socio-economy and art

Author : Manuel Domínguez-Rodrigo
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2012-03-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107022928

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Stone Tools and Fossil Bones by Manuel Domínguez-Rodrigo Pdf

International archaeologists examine early Stone Age tools and bones to present the most holistic view to date of the archaeology of human origins.

Author : Gonen Sharon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UOM:39015070949410

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Acheulian Large Flake Industries by Gonen Sharon Pdf

This study examines the Acheulian phenomenon of of using large flakes as blanks for tool production. It looks at sites across the globe where this method was used, principally the South of France, a single site in the Levant, the Caucuses extending to India, and throughout Africa.

Author : N. Goren-Inbar,Gonen Sharon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : House & Home
ISBN : UOM:39015067655780

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Axe Age by N. Goren-Inbar,Gonen Sharon Pdf

Dedicated to the Acheulian, a unique cultural phenomenon with the longest duration and the widest distribution in the history of humanity. This volume, of interest to both scholars and students, presents contributions that expand the scope of our understanding of this cultural entity.

Author : Nicholas John Conard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Science
ISBN : PSU:000060656216

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When Neanderthals and Modern Humans Met by Nicholas John Conard Pdf

Author : Chris Stringer,Clive Finlayson
Publisher : Oxbow Books Limited
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015050479974

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Neanderthals on the Edge by Chris Stringer,Clive Finlayson Pdf

In 1998 a conference was held to mark the 150th anniversary of the famous Gibraltar skull. The papers reflect the state of our knowledge about the role played by Gibraltar and the southern Iberian Peninsula in the Middle and Upper Palaeolithic. Contents: Neandertal landscapes (W Davies, J Stewart & T H van Andel) ; Mediterranean perspective on the Middle/Upper Palaeolithic (O Bar-Yosef) ; Mousterian in Mediterranean France (C C Szmidt) ; Late Neandertals in the South West of France (J-P Rigaud) ; Châtelperronian chronology and the case for Neanderthal/Modern Human `acculturation' (P Mellars) ; Final Acheulian to the Middle Palaeolithic in the Iberian Peninsula (F G Pacheco, A Santiago Perez, J Ma Gutierrez Lopez, E Mata Almonte & L Aguilera Rodriguez) ; Middle Palaeolithic technocomplexes and lithic industries in the Northwest Iberian Peninsula (J A Cano Pan, F Giles Pacheco, E Aguirre, A Santiago Perez, F J Garcia Prieto, E Mata Almonte, J Ma Gutierrez & O Prieto Reina) ; Mousterian hearths at Abric Romaní, Catalonia (I Pastó, E Allué & Josep Vallverdú) ; Late Middle Palaeolithic in the Northwest of the Iberian Peninsula (M Vaquero & E Carbonell) ; Middle-Upper Palaeolithic transition in Cantabrian Spain (V Cabrera, A Pike-Tay, M Lloret & F Bernaldo de Quiros) ; Middle-Upper Palaeolithic transition in Portugal (L Raposo) ; Late extinction of Iberian Neanderthals

Author : Girolamo Fiorentino,Donatella Magri
Publisher : BAR International Series
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Social Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105131734530

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Charcoals from the Past by Girolamo Fiorentino,Donatella Magri Pdf

The proceedings of the 3rd International Meeting of Anthracology (2004). Papers cover techniques, reports of specific excavations and more general syntheses and theoretical work. A particular focus of the conference was the interaction between man and fire, and the importance of fire in the ecology of past envionments.

Author : Kathy Diane Schick,Nicholas Patrick Toth
Publisher : Stone Age Institute Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015070768729

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The Oldowan by Kathy Diane Schick,Nicholas Patrick Toth Pdf

The earliest traces of proto-human technology emerged over 2.5 million years ago on the African continent. Called the Oldowan after the famous site of Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania, these technologies herald a major evolutionary shift in the human lineage. The Oldowan: Case Studies into the Earliest Stone Age provides a critical look at early archaeological sites and their evidence. This volume also shows how a range of probing, multidisciplinary, experimental investigations - including experimental tool-making, comparative studies of ape technologies, biomechanical analysis, and PET studies of brain activity - help us evaluate this tantalizing prehistoric evidence and appreciate its relevance to human evolution.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 664 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Anthropology
ISBN : UCR:31210013932049

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Journal of Anthropological Research by Anonim Pdf

Author : Katina T. Lillios
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2019-12-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781107113343

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The Archaeology of the Iberian Peninsula by Katina T. Lillios Pdf

One of the only guides to the prehistoric archaeology of the Iberian Peninsula that engages with key anthropological and archaeological debates.

Author : Manuel R. González Morales,Geoffrey A. Clark
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105115131943

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The Mesolithic of the Atlantic Façade by Manuel R. González Morales,Geoffrey A. Clark Pdf