Understanding Stone Tools and Archaeological Sites - Couverture souple

Kooyman, Brian P.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0826323332 ISBN 13 : 9780826323330

Editeur : University of New Mexico Press, 2001

Synopsis

This generously illustrated instructional guide explains the examination and analysis of stone tools and stone-tool sites anywhere in the world. Lithics expert Brian P. Kooyman explores the production, function, and context of stone tools to understand how human cultures used lithic tools at particular sites and to give readers the practical skills for lithic and site analysis. The guide covers manufacturing techniques, lithic types and materials, reduction strategies and techniques, worldwide lithic technology, production variables, meaning of form, and usewear and residue analysis. The author draws on extensive field work in North America, particularly at Head-Smashed-In in Alberta, Canada. However, the thery, methodology, and analysis applies to the investigation of stone tools and lithic sites worldwide.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Brian P. Kooyman is director of the Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Excavation, a World Heritage Site, in Alberta, Canada, and is professor of archaeology at University of Calgary in Alberta.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of New Mexico Press
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0826323332
• ISBN 13: 9780826323330
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 214
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• Personne responsable: non disponible