| Written in Stone: The Multiple Dimensions of Lithic Analysis Contributor(s): Kardulias, Nick P. (Editor), Yerkes, Richard W. (Editor), Cherry, John F. (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 0739105361 ISBN-13: 9780739105368 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $106.92 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2003 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Non-classifiable |
| Dewey: 930.102 |
| LCCN: 2002115567 |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 6.43" W x 9.21" (0.76 lbs) 165 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |