Ground stone analysis : a technological approach /

Ground stone analysis : a technological approach /

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Author / Creator:Adams, Jenny L., author.
Edition:Second edition.
Imprint:Salt Lake City : The University of Utah Press, 2013.
Description:xiii, 318 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Language:English
Subject:
Stone implements -- Analysis.
Archaeology -- Methodology.
Archaeology -- Methodology.
Stone implements -- Analysis.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9902822
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Other authors / contributors:Archaeology Southwest (Organization)
ISBN:9781607812739 (paperback : alkaline paper)
1607812738 (paperback : alkaline paper)
9781607812746 (ebook)
Notes:"Published in conjunction with Archaeology Southwest."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Acknowledgments
  • Part 1. A Foundation for Research
  • 1. The Groundwork
  • Determining Function
  • Laying a Foundation for Analysis
  • Classifying Ground Stone
  • 2. Grinding Technology and Technological Analysis
  • Design and Manufacture
  • Use
  • Wear
  • Use-Wear Analysis
  • Kinematics
  • Disuse or the Afterlife
  • Data Collection
  • Answering Research Questions
  • Analysis Strategy
  • 3. Resources for Modeling Tool Use and Technological Behavior
  • Photographs
  • Ethnography
  • Experimental Replication
  • Designing Experimental Research
  • Part 2. Artifact Descriptions
  • 4. Abrading, Smoothing, and Polishing Tools
  • Abraders and Smoothers
  • Polishers
  • Hide-Processing Stones
  • 5. Grinding and Pulverizing Tools
  • Manos and Metates
  • Mortars
  • Pitted and Cupped Stones
  • Pestles
  • Handstones
  • Netherstones
  • Grinding Slabs
  • Lapstones
  • Palettes
  • 6. Percussion Tools
  • Hammerstones
  • Pecking Stones
  • Choppers
  • Chisels
  • Crushers and Fergoliths
  • Pottery Anvils
  • Lithic Anvils
  • 7. Hafted Percussion Tools
  • Axes
  • Mauls
  • Picks
  • Adzes
  • Mattocks
  • Hoes
  • Tchamahias
  • 8. Spinning Tools
  • Fire-Drill Hearths
  • Spindle Bases
  • Whorls
  • 9. Perforating, Cutting, and Scraping Tools
  • Awls
  • Reamers
  • Tabular Tools
  • Saws and Files
  • Planes
  • 10. Paraphernalia
  • Atlatl Parts
  • Balls
  • Bell Stones
  • Cruciforms
  • Cylinders and Medicine Stones
  • Plummets and Weights
  • Disks
  • Lightning Stones
  • Pipes and Tubes
  • Shaped Stones
  • Pigments
  • Personal Ornaments
  • Figurines
  • Ecofacts
  • 11. Containers and Container Closures
  • Bowls and Censers
  • Trays
  • Closures
  • 12. Structural Stones
  • Loomblocks
  • Cooking Stones
  • Trivets
  • Fire-Cracked Rock
  • Appendix A. General Artifact Form
  • Appendix B. Handstone Form
  • Appendix C. Netherstone Form
  • Appendix D. Hafted Tool Form
  • Appendix E. Grooved Artifact Form
  • Appendix F. Perforated Artifact Form
  • Glossary
  • References Cited
  • Index

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