lithics: macroscopic approaches to analysis/ by William Andrefsky. "Washington Satets University, Pullman"

By:

William Andrefsky Jr [Author]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Cambridge ; New York Cambridge University Press 2005Description: 301 Pages illustrations 24 cmISBN:

9780521615006

Subject(s):

"Geography, Anthropology, Recreation- Tools, Prehistoric--Analysis. Tools, Prehistoric--Classification. Stone implements--Analysis. Stone implements--Classification. Flintknapping."

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Summary: "This fully updated and revised edition of William Andrefsky Jr's ground-breaking manual on lithic analysis is designed for students and professional archaeologists. It explains the fundamental principles of the measurement, recording and analysis of stone tools and stone tool production debris. Introducing the reader to lithic raw materials, classification, terminology and key concepts, the volume comprehensively explores methods and techniques, presenting detailed case studies of lithic analysis from around the world. It also examines new emerging techniques and includes a new section on stone tool functional studies."

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"This fully updated and revised edition of William Andrefsky Jr's ground-breaking manual on lithic analysis is designed for students and professional archaeologists. It explains the fundamental principles of the measurement, recording and analysis of stone tools and stone tool production debris. Introducing the reader to lithic raw materials, classification, terminology and key concepts, the volume comprehensively explores methods and techniques, presenting detailed case studies of lithic analysis from around the world. It also examines new emerging techniques and includes a new section on stone tool functional studies."

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