Lithics - Macroscopic Approaches to Analysis (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition)

This book is a fully updated and revised edition of William Andrefsky Jr's ground-breaking manual on lithic analysis. Designed for students and professional archaeologists, this highly illustrated book 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, it comprehensively explores methods and techniques, presenting detailed case studies of lithic analysis from around the world. It examines new emerging techniques, such as the advances being made in lithic debitage analysis and lithic tool analysis, and includes a new section on stone tool functional studies. An extensive and expanded glossary makes this book an invaluable reference for archaeologists at all levels.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Manuals in Archaeology
Release date:	December 2005
First published:	2005
Authors:	William Andrefsky, Jr
Dimensions:	244 x 170 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	326
Edition:	2nd Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-84976-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeological theory Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeological methodology & techniques Promotions
LSN:	0-521-84976-4
Barcode:	9780521849760

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