Time, Energy and Stone Tools

Time, Energy and Stone Tools

Author: Robin Torrence

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1989-08-25

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 9780521253505

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This collection aims to refocus archaeological and anthropological interest in technology.


Prehistoric Stone Tools of Eastern Africa

Prehistoric Stone Tools of Eastern Africa

Author: John J. Shea

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2020-04-16

Total Pages: 309

ISBN-13: 1108424430

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A detailed overview of the Eastern African stone tools that make up the world's longest archaeological record.


Understanding Stone Tools and Archaeological Sites

Understanding Stone Tools and Archaeological Sites

Author: Brian Patrick Kooyman

Publisher: UNM Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 9780826323330

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Covers manufacturing techniques, lithic types and materials, reduction strategies and techniques, worldwide lithic technology, production variables, meaning of form, and usewear and residue analysis.


Hunter-Gatherers

Hunter-Gatherers

Author: Catherine Panter-Brick

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2001-03-29

Total Pages: 364

ISBN-13: 9780521776721

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This 2001 volume is an interdisciplinary text on hunter-gatherer populations world-wide.


Archaeology in Practice

Archaeology in Practice

Author: Jane Balme

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2014-01-14

Total Pages: 596

ISBN-13: 1118323831

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This much-enhanced new edition of the highly accessible guide to practical archaeology is a vital resource for students. It features the latest methodologies, a wealth of case studies from around the world, and contributions from leading specialists in archaeological materials analysis. New edition updated to include the latest archaeological methods, an enhanced focus on post-excavation analysis and new material including a dedicated chapter on analyzing human remains Covers the full range of current analytic methods, such as analysis of stone tools, human remains and absolute dating Features a user-friendly structure organized according to material types such as animal bones, ceramics and stone artifacts, as well as by thematic topics ranging from dating techniques to report writing, and ethical concerns. Accessible to archaeology students at all levels, with detailed references and extensive case studies featured throughout


Convergent Evolution in Stone-Tool Technology

Convergent Evolution in Stone-Tool Technology

Author: Michael J. O'Brien

Publisher: MIT Press

Published: 2024-05-21

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 0262552086

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Scholars from a variety of disciplines consider cases of convergence in lithic technology, when functional or developmental constraints result in similar forms in independent lineages. Hominins began using stone tools at least 2.6 million years ago, perhaps even 3.4 million years ago. Given the nearly ubiquitous use of stone tools by humans and their ancestors, the study of lithic technology offers an important line of inquiry into questions of evolution and behavior. This book examines convergence in stone tool-making, cases in which functional or developmental constraints result in similar forms in independent lineages. Identifying examples of convergence, and distinguishing convergence from divergence, refutes hypotheses that suggest physical or cultural connection between far-flung prehistoric toolmakers. Employing phylogenetic analysis and stone-tool replication, the contributors show that similarity of tools can be caused by such common constraints as the fracture properties of stone or adaptive challenges rather than such unlikely phenomena as migration of toolmakers over an Arctic ice shelf. Contributors R. Alexander Bentley, Briggs Buchanan, Marcelo Cardillo, Mathieu Charbonneau, Judith Charlin, Chris Clarkson, Loren G. Davis, Metin I. Eren, Peter Hiscock, Thomas A. Jennings, Steven L. Kuhn, Daniel E. Lieberman, George R. McGhee, Alex Mackay, Michael J. O'Brien, Charlotte D. Pevny, Ceri Shipton, Ashley M. Smallwood, Heather Smith, Jayne Wilkins, Samuel C. Willis, Nicolas Zayns