Stone Tools And Society
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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 Tools In The Paleolithic And Neolithic Near East
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Author : John J. Shea
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2013-02-28
Stone Tools In The Paleolithic And Neolithic Near East written by John J. Shea 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 2013-02-28 with History categories.
This book surveys the archaeological record for stone tools from the earliest times to 6,500 years ago in the Near East.
Stone Tools And Society
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Author : Mark R. Edmonds
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
Stone Tools And Society written by Mark R. Edmonds and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with categories.
Understanding Chipped Stone Tools
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Author : Brian Hayden
language : en
Publisher: Eliot Werner Publications
Release Date : 2022-06-15
Understanding Chipped Stone Tools written by Brian Hayden and has been published by Eliot Werner Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-06-15 with History categories.
This is a unique and engaging book on prehistoric stone tools. It advocates an experiential approach in which analysts try to understand stone tool designs from the users' perspectives, and employs a universal logic of designing tools to solve practical problems and evaluating various possible solutions. However, to do so it is also necessary to understand how stone can be mechanically modified to serve specific functions. The author enlists a rich array of ethnographic observations and considerable background as a flintknapper to show the basic ways in which stones can be flaked and modified and what these characteristics can reveal about prehistoric problem-solving strategies and design constraints. This is an invaluable primer for anyone contemplating the study of prehistoric stone tools."
Stone Tools As Cultural Markers
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Author : R. V. S. Wright
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1977
Stone Tools As Cultural Markers written by R. V. S. Wright and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Social Science categories.
Papers presented to a symposium at the 1974 meeting of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Affairs.
Prehistoric Stone Tools
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Author : Robert N. Converse
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
Prehistoric Stone Tools written by Robert N. Converse and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Indians of North America categories.
Stone Tool Use At Cerros
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Author : Suzanne M. Lewenstein
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2012-10-10
Stone Tool Use At Cerros written by Suzanne M. Lewenstein and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-10 with Social Science categories.
For centuries scholars have pondered and speculated over the uses of the chipped stone implements uncovered at archaeological sites. Recently a number of researchers have attempted to determine prehistoric tool function through experimentation and through observation of the few remaining human groups who still retain this knowledge. Learning how stone tools were made and used in the past can tell us a great deal about ancient economic systems, exchange networks, and the social and political structure of prehistoric societies. Suzanne M. Lewenstein used the artifacts from Cerros, an important Late Preclassic (200 BC–AD 200) Mayan site in northern Belize, to study stone tool function. Through a comprehensive program of experimentation with stone tool replicas, she was able not only to infer the tasks performed by individual tool specimens but also to recognize a wide variety of past activities for which stone tools were used. Unlike previous works that focused on hunter-gatherer groups, Stone Tool Use at Cerros is the first comprehensive experimental study of tool use in an agricultural society. The lithic data are used in an economic interpretation of a lowland Mayan community within a hierarchically complex society. Apart from its significance to Mayan studies, this innovative work offers the beginnings of a reference collection of identifiable tool functions that may be documented for sedentary, complex society. It will be of major interest to all archaeologists and anthropologists, as well as those interested in economic specialization and artisanry in complex societies.
The Lives Of Stone Tools
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Author : Kathryn Weedman Arthur
language : en
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Release Date : 2018-04-24
The Lives Of Stone Tools written by Kathryn Weedman Arthur and has been published by University of Arizona Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-24 with Crafts & Hobbies categories.
"This book offers critical insights into lithic technology and cultural practices concerning stone tools"--Provided by publisher.
Stone Tool Traditions In The Contact Era
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Author : Charles Cobb
language : en
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
Release Date : 2003-09-10
Stone Tool Traditions In The Contact Era written by Charles Cobb and has been published by University of Alabama Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-09-10 with History categories.
This is the first comprehensive analysis of the partial replacement of flaked stone and ground stone traditions by metal tools in the Americas during the Contact Era. It examines the functional, symbolic, and economic consequences of that replacement on the lifeways of native populations, even as lithic technologies persisted well after the landing of Columbus. Ranging across North America and to Hawai'i, the studies show that, even with wide access to metal objects, Native Americans continued to produce certain stone tool types - perhaps because they were still the best implements for a task or because they represented a deep commitment to a traditional practice. Chapters are ordered in terms of relative degree of European contact, beginning with groups that experienced brief episodes of interaction, such as the Wichita-French meeting on the Arkansas River, and ending with societies that were heavily influenced by colonization, such as the Potawatomi of Illinois. Because the anthology draws comparisons between the persistence of stone tools and the continuity of other indigenous crafts, it presents holistic models that can be used to explain the larger consequences of the Contact
Tools Of The Old And New Stone Age
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Author : Jacques Bordaz
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
Tools Of The Old And New Stone Age written by Jacques Bordaz and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Man, Prehistoric categories.