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Lithics : macroscopic approaches to analysis /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Andrefsky, William, Jr., 1955-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Edition:2nd ed.
Series:Cambridge manuals in archaeology.
Subjects:
Tools, Prehistoric > Analysis.
Tools, Prehistoric > Classification.
Stone implements > Analysis.
Stone implements > Classification.
Flintknapping.
Outils préhistoriques > Analyse.
Outils préhistoriques > Classification.
Outils de pierre > Analyse.
Débitage (Préhistoire)
Archeologie.
Prehistorie.
Gereedschappen.
Steingerät.
Analyse.
Archäologie.
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Table of Contents:
  • A brief introduction to lithic analysis
  • Basics of stone tool production
  • Lithic raw materials
  • Getting started in lithic analysis : identification and classification
  • Flake debitage attributes
  • Approaches to debitage analysis
  • Approaches to stone tool analysis
  • Artifact diversity and site function
  • Lithic analysis and prehistoric sedentism.