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Written in Stone
. Ed(S): Kardulias, P. Nick; Yerkes, Richard W.
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Hardback. Written in Stone: The Multiple Dimensions of Lithic Analysis demonstrates the vitality of contemporary lithics analysis by examining material from a variety of geographical locations. Editor(s): Kardulias, P. Nick; Yerkes, Richard W. Num Pages: 165 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HDA; HDW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 354.
Written in Stone: The Multiple Dimensions of Lithic Analysis demonstrates the vitality of contemporary lithics analysis by examining material from a variety of geographical locations. This edited collection is primarily concerned with the link between craft production and social complexity, the nature of trade, and the delineation of settlement patterns and manipulation of landscape. While deconstructing the present to reconstruct the past, each chapter incorporates a technological dimension shaped by the type of analysis utilized. Methods include microwear analysis, which adds significant understanding of stone tool function, to the identification of obsidian sources, which illustrates the potential of lithic provenance ... Read more
Written in Stone: The Multiple Dimensions of Lithic Analysis demonstrates the vitality of contemporary lithics analysis by examining material from a variety of geographical locations. This edited collection is primarily concerned with the link between craft production and social complexity, the nature of trade, and the delineation of settlement patterns and manipulation of landscape. While deconstructing the present to reconstruct the past, each chapter incorporates a technological dimension shaped by the type of analysis utilized. Methods include microwear analysis, which adds significant understanding of stone tool function, to the identification of obsidian sources, which illustrates the potential of lithic provenance ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
165
Condition
New
Number of Pages
165
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780739105368
SKU
V9780739105368
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About . Ed(S): Kardulias, P. Nick; Yerkes, Richard W.
P. Nick Kardulias is Associate Professor of Anthropology and Archeology at the College of Wooster. He is the editor of World Systems Theory in Practice (Rowman & Littlefield, 1997), Beyond the Site: Regional Studies in the Aegean Area (University Press of America, 1994), and co-editor of Agean Startegies: Studies of Culture and Environment on the European Fringe (Rowman & Littlefield, ... Read more
Reviews for Written in Stone
The papers in this volume highlight particular facets of stone tool production and use, providing case studies demonstrating how these analytical approaches can be employed to illuminate human history.
American Journal of Archaeology
For researchers interested in the manufacture and use of lithic implements in prehistory, the papers in this volume are worth digesting...It is an interesting and ... Read more
American Journal of Archaeology
For researchers interested in the manufacture and use of lithic implements in prehistory, the papers in this volume are worth digesting...It is an interesting and ... Read more