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Less than two decades ago, archaeologists considered lithic debitage, the flakes and debris left from the manufacture of stone tools, little more than uninformative waste. Since then, fieldworkers have increasingly recognized that stone flakes can provide information both singly and in aggregate.
Many methods are now available for analyzing lithic debitage, yet no single method is entirely reliable as a vehicle to meaningful interpretation of past behavior. Part of the problem lies in the disparity between tightly controlled experimental conditions and the difficulty of sorting individual sequences out of the masses of stone found in many archaeological sites. Contributors to this volume seek to identify the strengths and weaknesses in the more widespread and competing analytical forms while arguing for the use of multiple lines of evidence. As the title indicates, their primary focus is on mass analysis of aggregates rather than individual flakes. Thus several chapters also address problems of subdividing aggregates to better deal with the “mixed assemblages” generated by multiple factors over time.
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"Well-organized and esthetically pleasing.... a welcome addition to the literature for lithic analysis."—Journal of Anthropological Research
"This book promotes the right way of doing lithic analysis. It clearly defines the problems and provides some solutions. Any and all lithic analysts who are wondering about how to conduct analysis on a given project should consider the major points of this book."—Journal of Middle Atlantic Archaeology
Christopher Hall is staff archaeologist with Cultural Resource Analysts, Inc. in Lexington, Kentucky.
Mary Lou Larson is associate professor of anthropology at the University of Wyoming, Laramie, and associate director of the George C. Frison Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. She is co-editor of the forthcoming volume Hell Gap: A Stratified Paleoindian Campsite at the Edge of the Rockies.
"This volume is a shot in the arm."—William Prentiss, University of Montana
"Well-organized and esthetically pleasing.... a welcome addition to the literature for lithic analysis."—Journal of Anthropological Research
"This book promotes the right way of doing lithic analysis. It clearly defines the problems and provides some solutions. Any and all lithic analysts who are wondering about how to conduct analysis on a given project should consider the major points of this book."—Journal of Middle Atlantic Archaeology
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- PublisherUniversity of Utah Press
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 0874807964
- ISBN 13 9780874807967
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages272
- EditorHall Christopher T, Larson Mary Lou
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Less than two decades ago, archaeologists considered lithic debitage, the flakes and debris left from the manufacture of stone tools, little more than uninformative waste. Since then, fieldworkers have increasingly recognized that stone flakes can provide information both singly and in aggregate.Many methods are now available for analyzing lithic debitage, yet no single method is entirely reliable as a vehicle to meaningful interpretation of past behavior. Part of the problem lies in the disparity between tightly controlled experimental conditions and the difficulty of sorting individual sequences out of the masses of stone found in many archaeological sites. Contributors to this volume seek to identify the strengths and weaknesses in the more widespread and competing analytical forms while arguing for the use of multiple lines of evidence. As the title indicates, their primary focus is on mass analysis of aggregates rather than individual flakes. Thus several chapters also address problems of subdividing aggregates to better deal with the mixed assemblages generated by multiple factors over time. Many methods are now available for analyzing lithic debitage, yet no single method is entirely reliable as a vehicle to meaningful interpretation of past behavior. Contributors to this volume seek to identofy the strengths and weaknesses in the more widespread and competing analytical forms, whle arguing for the use of multiple lines of evidence. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780874807967
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