Written in Stone - The Multiple Dimensions of Lithic Analysis (Hardcover)

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 studies for reconstructing trade. This book verifies and expands on the notion that lithics play an integral role in our understanding of past societies at all levels of complexity, from Paleolithic hunter-gatherers to archaic states.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2003
First published:	2003
Editors:	Nick P. Kardulias • Richard W. Yerkes
Contributors:	John F. Cherry • John E. Clark • James G. Foradas • P.Nick Kardulias • William A. Parkinson • James L. Phillips • Robert H. Tykot
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	165
ISBN-13:	978-0-7391-0536-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeological theory Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeological methodology & techniques
LSN:	0-7391-0536-1
Barcode:	9780739105368

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