Stone artefact production and exchange among the northern Lessen [sic] Antilles /

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Author / Creator:	Knippenberg, Sebastiaan, 1970-
Imprint:	[Leiden] : Leiden University Press, ©2007.
Description:	1 online resource (382 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Language:	English
Series:	Archaeological studies Leiden University ; 13 Archaeological studies Leiden University ; 13.
Subject:	Stone implements -- Antilles, Lesser. Commerce, Prehistoric -- Antilles, Lesser. Excavations (Archaeology) -- Antilles, Lesser. Antiquities. Commerce, Prehistoric. Excavations (Archaeology) Stone implements. Antilles, Lesser -- Antiquities. Lesser Antilles. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11186895

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Varying Form of Title:	Stone artefact production and exchange among the northern Lesser Antilles
ISBN:	9789048504954 9048504953
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-371). Summary in Dutch. Print version record.
Summary:	This archaeological study reconstructs Pre-Columbian exchange networks in the Lesser Antilles based on lithic artefact distributions among the different islands.
Other form:	Print version: Knippenberg, Sebastiaan, 1970- Stone artefact production and exchange among the northern Lessen [sic] Antilles. [Leiden] : Leiden University Press, ©2007 9789087280086 9087280084

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction and research Objectives; 2. Raw material sources and rock characterisation; 3. Lithic analysis; 4. Acquisition and lithic reduction at the source: Long Island; 5. Stone acquisition and working at habitation sites; 6. Production, distribution and exchange; 7. Inter-island relationships; Appendix A: Chert and flint sources; Appendix B: Hughes Bay flint scatter, Antigua; Appendix C: Geo-chemical analysis and data; Appendix D: Attribute analysis of lithic artefacts; Appendix E: Mesh siza and sample size bias.

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