Author: Patrick C. Vaughan
Publisher: Century Collection
ISBN: 9780816535828
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Vaughan's monograph provides a thorough treatment of the high-power microscopic approach to lithic use-wear analysis and will contribute to the resolution of this issue. An excellent introduction to the subject"--North American Arcaeologist.
Use-Wear Analysis of Flaked Stone Tools
Author: Patrick C. Vaughan
Publisher: Century Collection
ISBN: 9780816535828
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Vaughan's monograph provides a thorough treatment of the high-power microscopic approach to lithic use-wear analysis and will contribute to the resolution of this issue. An excellent introduction to the subject"--North American Arcaeologist.
Publisher: Century Collection
ISBN: 9780816535828
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Vaughan's monograph provides a thorough treatment of the high-power microscopic approach to lithic use-wear analysis and will contribute to the resolution of this issue. An excellent introduction to the subject"--North American Arcaeologist.
Use-wear Analysis of Flaked Stone Tools
Author: Patrick C. Vaughan
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
"This important new methodologically-oriented work represents a major step forward in the expanding field of traceological studies. . . . The text is exceptionally well written and documented. Schematic artifacts line drawings . . . clearly indicate different use zones on edges and are preceded by a coded use-type key. The 280 x photomicrographs in section III are exceptional as is also the presentation of qualitative and quantitative data."--American Antiquity "Vaughan's monograph provides a thorough treatment of the high-power microscopic approach to lithic use-wear analysis and will contribute to the resolution of this issue. . . . An excellent introduction to the subject."--North American Arcaeologist
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
"This important new methodologically-oriented work represents a major step forward in the expanding field of traceological studies. . . . The text is exceptionally well written and documented. Schematic artifacts line drawings . . . clearly indicate different use zones on edges and are preceded by a coded use-type key. The 280 x photomicrographs in section III are exceptional as is also the presentation of qualitative and quantitative data."--American Antiquity "Vaughan's monograph provides a thorough treatment of the high-power microscopic approach to lithic use-wear analysis and will contribute to the resolution of this issue. . . . An excellent introduction to the subject."--North American Arcaeologist
Use-wear Analysis on Quartzite Flaked Tools
Author: Antonella Pedergnana
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1527537870
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1527537870
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
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.
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.
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.
Ground Stone Analysis
Author: Jenny L. Adams
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781607812739
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An updated edition of the essential reference for the study of ground stone artifacts
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781607812739
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An updated edition of the essential reference for the study of ground stone artifacts
Lithics
Author: William Andrefsky, Jr
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521615006
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
This fully updated and revised edition of William Andrefsky Jr's ground-breaking manual on lithic analysis is designed for students and professional archaeologists. It 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, the volume comprehensively explores methods and techniques, presenting detailed case studies of lithic analysis from around the world. It also examines new emerging techniques and includes a new section on stone tool functional studies.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521615006
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
This fully updated and revised edition of William Andrefsky Jr's ground-breaking manual on lithic analysis is designed for students and professional archaeologists. It 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, the volume comprehensively explores methods and techniques, presenting detailed case studies of lithic analysis from around the world. It also examines new emerging techniques and includes a new section on stone tool functional studies.
A Record in Stone
Author: Simon Holdaway
Publisher: ISBS
ISBN: 9780855754600
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
Book & CD-ROM. This is a comprehensive investigation into the different ways in which archaeologists use flaked stone artefacts as a basis for reconstructing the distant human past. The authors not only describe the range of flaked stone artefact forms recovered from Australian archaeological sites, but also place Australian studies alongside the major international theories surrounding the description of stone artefacts. The book features: extensive analysis, clear and succinct definitions of technical terms and extensive use of illustrations; worked examples illustrating how collections of flakes, cores and rolls are analysed and interpreted; over 130 black-and-white labelled images of actual artefacts; an accompanying CD-ROM featuring over 450 colour images of artefacts; an up-to-date review of key theoretical approaches to flaked stone artefact analysis; an assessment of this historical development of Australian stone artefact studies; Australian perspective on the major international theoretical debates in the often controversial area of stone artefact studies.
Publisher: ISBS
ISBN: 9780855754600
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
Book & CD-ROM. This is a comprehensive investigation into the different ways in which archaeologists use flaked stone artefacts as a basis for reconstructing the distant human past. The authors not only describe the range of flaked stone artefact forms recovered from Australian archaeological sites, but also place Australian studies alongside the major international theories surrounding the description of stone artefacts. The book features: extensive analysis, clear and succinct definitions of technical terms and extensive use of illustrations; worked examples illustrating how collections of flakes, cores and rolls are analysed and interpreted; over 130 black-and-white labelled images of actual artefacts; an accompanying CD-ROM featuring over 450 colour images of artefacts; an up-to-date review of key theoretical approaches to flaked stone artefact analysis; an assessment of this historical development of Australian stone artefact studies; Australian perspective on the major international theoretical debates in the often controversial area of stone artefact studies.
International Conference on Use-Wear Analysis
Author: Nuno Bicho
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1443873454
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 804
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1443873454
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 804
Book Description
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.
Lithics After the Stone Age
Author: Steven A. Rosen
Publisher: Rowman Altamira
ISBN: 9780761991243
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Not everyone bought into the Bronze Age right away, and Rosen describes and classifies the stone tools that continued to be made and used in the Middle East for the next two thousand years. He considers subtypes, function, distribution, chronology, the organization of production, styles, the relationship between lithic and metal technology, and other aspects. Over 100 drawings and maps provide archaeologists with a guide to identifying finds. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Publisher: Rowman Altamira
ISBN: 9780761991243
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Not everyone bought into the Bronze Age right away, and Rosen describes and classifies the stone tools that continued to be made and used in the Middle East for the next two thousand years. He considers subtypes, function, distribution, chronology, the organization of production, styles, the relationship between lithic and metal technology, and other aspects. Over 100 drawings and maps provide archaeologists with a guide to identifying finds. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR