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PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-100521615003
ISBN-139780521615006
eBay Product ID (ePID)48262599
Product Key Features
Number of Pages326 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameLithics : Macroscopic Approaches to Analysis
SubjectArchaeology, Anthropology / General
Publication Year2005
FeaturesRevised
TypeTextbook
AuthorWilliam Andrefsky Jr.
Subject AreaSocial Science
SeriesCambridge Manuals in Archaeology Ser.
FormatPerfect
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight18.4 Oz
Item Length9.6 in
Item Width6.6 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number2
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2006-272494
Reviews"Lithics remains an admirable and illuminating introduction to chipped-stone analysis and archaeologists who work with, or would like to work with, stone tools should be familiar with the concepts raised in this book." Brian Pritchard, University of Ontario, Canadian Journal of Archeology, ' … for a mostly technical reference work, the text is highly readable and well-illustrated. the book must be recommended as an indispensable and relatively comprehensive overview of lithic analysis.This edition of Lithics clearly illustrates that the discipline is growing stronger with increase emphasis on theoretical and methodological rigour.' South African Archaeological Bulletin, ' ... for a mostly technical reference work, the text is highly readable and well-illustrated. the book must be recommended as an indispensable and relatively comprehensive overview of lithic analysis.This edition of Lithics clearly illustrates that the discipline is growing stronger with increase emphasis on theoretical and methodological rigour.' South African Archaeological Bulletin
Dewey Edition0
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal930.10285
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
Table Of Content1. A brief introduction to lithic analysis; 2. Basics of stone tool production; 3. Lithic raw materials; 4. Getting started in lithic analysis: identification and classification; 5. Flake debitage attributes; 6. Approaches to debitage analysis; 7. Approaches to stone tool analysis; 8. Artifact diversity and site function; 9. Lithic analysis and prehistoric sedentism; 10. Concluding remarks.
SynopsisCompletely updated and revised edition on the groundbreaking manual on stone artifact analysis, Lithics., This book is a fully updated and revised edition of William Andrefsky Jr's ground-breaking manual on lithic analysis. Designed for students and professional archaeologists, this highly illustrated book 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, it comprehensively explores methods and techniques, presenting detailed case studies of lithic analysis from around the world. It examines new emerging techniques, such as the advances being made in lithic debitage analysis and lithic tool analysis, and includes a new section on stone tool functional studies. An extensive and expanded glossary makes this book an invaluable reference for archaeologists at all levels., The new edition details key advances in the field related to lithic debitage analysis and lithic tool analysis since publication of the first edition in 1998. It includes new sections on stone tool functional studies, microdebitage analysis and minimal analytical nodule analysis., 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.
LC Classification NumberGN799.T6A54 2005
