Author: Shannon P. McPherron
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1443811459
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
The papers in this volume address an incredibly basic question in stone tool studies, namely whether a particular lithic artifact should be classified as a tool, thus implying that at some time in the past it was used directly to perform activities, or whether it should instead be classified as a core, meaning that its purpose was to produce flakes some of which were then made into tools. This question is so basic that it would seem archaeologists should have solved it by now, and in most instances this is the case. This volume, however, looks at some of the remaining problem cases in part to find out if they can be solved, but mainly because the really difficult cases raise the more challenging and interesting methodological issues, which can in turn lead us to question and overhaul long-held assumptions and long-used approaches to the study of stone tools. This is, in fact, what happens in this volume with papers that discuss assemblages from Lower/Middle Paleolithic sites in Europe and southwest Asia to more recent Holocene sites in the New World and Australia. In some instances the very idea of classifying these artifacts as one or the other is entirely discarded; in other instances, it is assumed they fit in both categories, and the behavioral implications are assessed. The end result in each case is a richer understanding of the past less encumbered by categories archaeologists bring to the study.
Tools versus Cores
Author: Shannon P. McPherron
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1443811459
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
The papers in this volume address an incredibly basic question in stone tool studies, namely whether a particular lithic artifact should be classified as a tool, thus implying that at some time in the past it was used directly to perform activities, or whether it should instead be classified as a core, meaning that its purpose was to produce flakes some of which were then made into tools. This question is so basic that it would seem archaeologists should have solved it by now, and in most instances this is the case. This volume, however, looks at some of the remaining problem cases in part to find out if they can be solved, but mainly because the really difficult cases raise the more challenging and interesting methodological issues, which can in turn lead us to question and overhaul long-held assumptions and long-used approaches to the study of stone tools. This is, in fact, what happens in this volume with papers that discuss assemblages from Lower/Middle Paleolithic sites in Europe and southwest Asia to more recent Holocene sites in the New World and Australia. In some instances the very idea of classifying these artifacts as one or the other is entirely discarded; in other instances, it is assumed they fit in both categories, and the behavioral implications are assessed. The end result in each case is a richer understanding of the past less encumbered by categories archaeologists bring to the study.
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1443811459
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
The papers in this volume address an incredibly basic question in stone tool studies, namely whether a particular lithic artifact should be classified as a tool, thus implying that at some time in the past it was used directly to perform activities, or whether it should instead be classified as a core, meaning that its purpose was to produce flakes some of which were then made into tools. This question is so basic that it would seem archaeologists should have solved it by now, and in most instances this is the case. This volume, however, looks at some of the remaining problem cases in part to find out if they can be solved, but mainly because the really difficult cases raise the more challenging and interesting methodological issues, which can in turn lead us to question and overhaul long-held assumptions and long-used approaches to the study of stone tools. This is, in fact, what happens in this volume with papers that discuss assemblages from Lower/Middle Paleolithic sites in Europe and southwest Asia to more recent Holocene sites in the New World and Australia. In some instances the very idea of classifying these artifacts as one or the other is entirely discarded; in other instances, it is assumed they fit in both categories, and the behavioral implications are assessed. The end result in each case is a richer understanding of the past less encumbered by categories archaeologists bring to the study.
Prehistoric Stone Tools of Eastern Africa
Author: John J. Shea
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108424430
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
A detailed overview of the Eastern African stone tools that make up the world's longest archaeological record.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108424430
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
A detailed overview of the Eastern African stone tools that make up the world's longest archaeological record.
Ceramics, Lithics, And Ornaments Of Chaco Canyon, Analyses Of Artifacts From The Chaco Project, 1971-1978, Volume 1, Ceramics, 1997
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Languages : en
Pages : 568
Book Description
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Languages : en
Pages : 568
Book Description
Experimental Testing of Core Component Handling Equipment and Handling Techniques for Hallam Nuclear Power Facility
Author: W. A. Kaspic
Publisher:
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Category : Nuclear reactors
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Nuclear reactors
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Scientific Canadian Mechanics' Magazine and Patent Office Record
Author: Canada. Patent Office
Publisher:
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Category : Copyright
Languages : en
Pages : 1922
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Copyright
Languages : en
Pages : 1922
Book Description
The Canadian Patent Office Record and Register of Copyrights and Trade Marks
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Category : Copyright
Languages : en
Pages : 1254
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Copyright
Languages : en
Pages : 1254
Book Description
Palaeolithic Sites of Crimea 3.2: KABAZI V: Interstratification Of Micoquian & Levallois - Mousterian Camp Sites
Author: Victor Chabai, Jürgen Richter, Thorsten Uthmeier
Publisher: University of Cologne
ISBN: 9666502313
Category : Crimea (Ukraine)
Languages : en
Pages : 431
Book Description
Publisher: University of Cologne
ISBN: 9666502313
Category : Crimea (Ukraine)
Languages : en
Pages : 431
Book Description
Stone Tools in the Paleolithic and Neolithic Near East
Author: John J. Shea
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107006988
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 427
Book Description
This book surveys the archaeological record for stone tools from the earliest times to 6,500 years ago in the Near East.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107006988
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 427
Book Description
This book surveys the archaeological record for stone tools from the earliest times to 6,500 years ago in the Near East.
The Canadian Patent Office Record
Author: Canada. Patent Office
Publisher:
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Category : Copyright
Languages : en
Pages : 1982
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Copyright
Languages : en
Pages : 1982
Book Description
The Canadian Patent Office Record and Register of Copyrights and Trade Marks
Author:
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Category : Copyright
Languages : en
Pages : 1432
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Copyright
Languages : en
Pages : 1432
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