Lithic analysis /
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| Author / Creator: | Odell, George H. |
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| Imprint: | New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, c2004. |
| Description: | xiii, 262 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Manuals in archaeological method, theory, and technique |
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| Format: | E-Resource Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5064692 |
Table of Contents:
- 1.. History of Stone Tool Research
- Procurement
- Tool Manufacture
- Assemblage Variability
- Tool Use
- Behavioral Questions
- Perspectives
- 2.. Procurement
- Formation of Rock
- Igneous Rocks
- Sedimentary Rocks
- Metamorphic Rocks
- Summary
- Geomorphic Processes
- Defining the Problem
- Is This Material Local?
- What is the Source of the Material?
- Visual Characterization
- Hand Specimens
- Petrographic Techniques
- Geochemical Techniques
- Neutron Activation Analysis
- X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis
- PIXE and Similar Techniques
- Other Instrumental Types of Analysis
- General Remarks
- 3.. Tool Manufacture
- Fracture Mechanics
- General Principles
- Types of Fracture
- Fracture Features
- Types of Flaking and Flakers
- Percussion Flaking
- Pressure Flaking
- Primary and Secondary Modifica tion
- Primary Modification
- Secondary Modification
- Ground Stone
- Manufacture-Ground Specimens
- Use-Ground Specimens
- Analyzing Ground Stone Tools
- 4.. Assemblage Variability
- Detecting Vectors of Information
- Raw Material
- Technology: Basic Partitioning
- Technology: Distinguishing Trajectories
- Morphology: Characterizing Shape
- Function
- Comparing Assemblages
- Comparing Class Structure
- Comparing Specific Classes
- Analyzing Unretouched Debris
- Individual Flake Analysis
- Mass Analysis
- Summary
- 5.. Tool Function
- Use-Wear Analysis
- Background
- Techniques
- Summary
- Residue Analysis
- Plant Remains
- Blood Residues
- Summary
- 6.. Encountering Prehistoric Behavior
- Subsistence
- Food Procurement
- Food Processing
- Shelter, Facilities and Clothing
- Structures and Facilities
- Clothing
- Organization of Mobility and Technology
- Tool Design
- Raw Material Procurement, Supply, and Use
- Complex Societies
- Production of Surplus Goods
- Material Replacement
- Concluding Remarks
- References
- Index
