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Techno-logic & Technology - A Paleo-history of Knapped Lithic Objects (Hardcover)
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Techno-logic & Technology - A Paleo-history of Knapped Lithic Objects (Hardcover)
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Techno-logic & Technology is an ambitious effort to develop a
new framework for the study of the development of stone tool
technology, with the goal of integrating humanity's earliest and
longest lasting technology into a comprehensive questioning of the
interaction between humanity and the material world. Michael Chazan
provides a translation of Eric Boeda's authoritative work
Techno-logique and Technologie, that draws on his career of
research on stone tool assemblages from archaeological sites in
Europe, the Middle East, and China together with a theoretical
apparatus influenced by the work of Gilbert Simondon. This book
presents a major challenge to all archaeologists who study ancient
technology to reconsider how we think about artifacts and how to
approach the question of progress through time in human technology.
Lithic analysis is a highly empirical field of study that rarely
has an impact on issues of broad theoretical interest and Boeda's
book is a welcome exception. As well as providing contextualising
information within the text, the translator Michael Chazan, himself
a Paleolithic archaeologist specializing in stone tool technology,
includes an interview with the author to help equip the reader to
engage with this challenging text. Chiming with the growth of
interest in the work of Gilbert Simondon in the English-speaking
world, this book is an important resource for Palaeolithic
archaeologists and lithic specialists. It will also be of interest
to researchers in material culture studies, technology studies and
human evolution.
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