Production And Exchange Of Stone Tools
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Production And Exchange Of Stone Tools
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Author : Robin Torrence
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2009-03-19
Production And Exchange Of Stone Tools written by Robin Torrence and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03-19 with Social Science categories.
Originally published in 1986, the aim of this important study was to develop methods for reconstructing the processes of prehistoric exchange. Previous archaeological work had concentrated on mapping obsidian finds relative to source areas using trace-element analysis and on investigating the effect of trade on particular cultural groups. Dr Torrence, in contrast, drew extensively on ethnographic analogy to develop an approach that uses differences in the level of efficiency for the acquisition of raw materials and the production of goods to infer the type of exchange. Regional patterns of tool manufacture, specialist craft production at central places and quarrying are analysed in detail in the context of the prehistoric Aegean and previous ideas about the importance of trade in the growth of civilisations are re-assessed. The methodology developed will be applicable to a wide range of artefact types and the book will therefore be of value to archaeologists working in many different places and periods.
Production And Exchange Of Stone Tools Among Preclassic Maya Communities
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Author : Rebecca Anne McSwain
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
Production And Exchange Of Stone Tools Among Preclassic Maya Communities written by Rebecca Anne McSwain and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with categories.
New Approaches To Old Stones
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Author : Yorke M. Rowan
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-04-08
New Approaches To Old Stones written by Yorke M. Rowan and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-08 with Social Science categories.
Ground stone artefacts were widely used in food production in prehistory. However, the archaeological community has widely neglected the dataset of ground stone artefacts until now. 'New Approaches to Old Stones' offers a theoretical and methodological analysis of the archaeological data pertaining to ground stone tools. The essays draw on a range of case studies - from the Levant, Egypt, Crete, Anatolia, Mexico and North America - to examine ground stone technologies. From medieval Islamic stone cooking vessels and late Minoan stone vases, to the use of stone in ritual and as a symbol of luxury, 'New Approaches to Old Stones' offers a radical reassessment of the impact of ground-stone artefacts on technological change, production and exchange.
Stone Artefact Production And Exchange Among The Lesser Antilles
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Author : Sebastiaan Knippenberg
language : en
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
Release Date : 2007
Stone Artefact Production And Exchange Among The Lesser Antilles written by Sebastiaan Knippenberg and has been published by Amsterdam University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Social Science categories.
This archaeological study reconstructs Pre-Columbian exchange networks in the Lesser Antilles based on lithic artefact distributions among the different islands.
Flint Trade In The Protohistoric Levant
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Author : Francesca Manclossi
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-09-09
Flint Trade In The Protohistoric Levant written by Francesca Manclossi and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-09 with Social Science categories.
Flint Trade in the Protohistoric Levant offers an in-depth case study of the production and exchange of tabular scrapers. Crossing cultural and ecological boundaries and traded from the desert to the settled zone, these tools encompassed both ritual and quotidian functions over the course of well over the two millennia of the existence of the exchange system. Analyses focus on the changing nature of the production systems, dynamics of value in changing contexts of production and use, ritual contexts and meaning. Extending throughout the Levant, the tabular scraper complex is compared and contrasted to other contemporary production and exchange systems (ceramics, chipped stone, ground stone, copper, beads), offering a rich picture of the complexities of late prehistoric trade, transcending linear evolutionary frameworks, and simple models. Adopting a chaîne opératoire approach to the use-life of the artifacts, the artifacts can be seen to transform over time and place, made, used, recycled, and ultimately discarded, each stage in its own cultural contexts. The rise and decline of this exchange complex reflects both the geo-political history of the region and the general role of lithic industries in these societies. Focusing on late prehistoric times in the Near East, the discussions will of relevance to all researchers interested in the role of exchange in the evolution of complex economies. It offers an analysis of exchange systems based on a matrix of factors which should be of interest to all researchers interested in the evolution of trade.
Prehistoric Quarries And Lithic Production
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Author : Jonathon E. Ericson
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1984-07-26
Prehistoric Quarries And Lithic Production written by Jonathon E. Ericson and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984-07-26 with History categories.
This book was originally published in 1984. For over a million years rocks provided human beings with the essential raw materials for the production of tools. Nevertheless we still know very little about the behaviour and processes that resulted in the creation of archaeological sites at or near lithic quarries. In the past archaeologists have placed much emphasis on the process of 'exchange' in their analysis of prehistoric economies while largely ignoring the sources of the exchanged objects. However, with the development of interest in the means of production, these sites have begun to take on a new significance. Prehistoric Quarries and Lithic Production is the first systematic study of archaeological sites that served as quarries for stone tools. Its theoretical and methodological importance will extend its appeal beyond those archaeologists concerned with lithic technology and prehistoric exchange systems to archaeologists and anthropologists in general and to geographers and geologists.
Stone Tools Society
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Author : Mark Edmonds
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2012-11-12
Stone Tools Society written by Mark Edmonds and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-11-12 with Social Science categories.
Stone tools are the most durable and, in some cases, the only category of material evidence that students of prehistory have at their disposal. Exploring the changing character and context of stone tools in Neolithic and Bronze Age Britain, Mark Edmonds examines the varied ways in which these artefacts were caught up in the fabric of past social life. Key themes include:stone tool procurement and production * the nature of technological traditions * stone tools and social identity * the nature of exchange and the significance of depositional practices. As well as contributing to current debate about the interpretation of material culture, Dr. Edmonds uses the evidence of stone tools to reconsider some of the major horizons of change in later British prehistory.From the production of tools at spectacularly located quarries to their ceremonial burial or destruction at ritual monuments, this well-illustrated study demonstrates that our understanding of these varied and sometimes enigmatic artefacts requires a concern with their social, as well as their practical dimensions.
Stone Tool Procurement Production And Distribution In California Prehistory
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Author : Jeanne E. Arnold
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
Stone Tool Procurement Production And Distribution In California Prehistory written by Jeanne E. Arnold and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Social Science categories.
Stone Tools
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Author : George H. Odell
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 1996-01-31
Stone Tools written by George H. Odell and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-01-31 with History categories.
Lithic analysts have been criticised for being atheoretical in their approach, or at least for not contributing to the development of archaeological theory. Stone Tools' addresses this issue by presenting contributions that employ explicitly theoretical constructs to interpret the archaeological record.
Lithic Technology
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Author : Earl Herbert Swanson
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Release Date : 2011-06-03
Lithic Technology written by Earl Herbert Swanson and has been published by Walter de Gruyter this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-06-03 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.