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OverviewScholars from a variety of disciplines consider cases of convergence in lithic technology, when functional or developmental constraints result in similar forms in independent lineages. Scholars from a variety of disciplines consider cases of convergence in lithic technology, when functional or developmental constraints result in similar forms in independent lineages. Hominins began using stone tools at least 2.6 million years ago, perhaps even 3.4 million years ago. Given the nearly ubiquitous use of stone tools by humans and their ancestors, the study of lithic technology offers an important line of inquiry into questions of evolution and behavior. This book examines convergence in stone tool-making, cases in which functional or developmental constraints result in similar forms in independent lineages. Identifying examples of convergence, and distinguishing convergence from divergence, refutes hypotheses that suggest physical or cultural connection between far-flung prehistoric toolmakers. Employing phylogenetic analysis and stone-tool replication, the contributors show that similarity of tools can be caused by such common constraints as the fracture properties of stone or adaptive challenges rather than such unlikely phenomena as migration of toolmakers over an Arctic ice shelf. Contributors R. Alexander Bentley, Briggs Buchanan, Marcelo Cardillo, Mathieu Charbonneau, Judith Charlin, Chris Clarkson, Loren G. Davis, Metin I. Eren, Peter Hiscock, Thomas A. Jennings, Steven L. Kuhn, Daniel E. Lieberman, George R. McGhee, Alex Mackay, Michael J. O'Brien, Charlotte D. Pevny, Ceri Shipton, Ashley M. Smallwood, Heather Smith, Jayne Wilkins, Samuel C. Willis, Nicolas Zayns Full Product DetailsAuthor: Michael J. O'Brien (Vice-President for Academic Affairs and Provost, Texas A&M University - San Antonio) , Briggs Buchanan (Assistant Professor, The University of Tulsa) , Metin I. Eren (Assistant Professor and Director of Archaeology, Kent State University)Publisher: MIT Press Ltd Imprint: MIT Press Volume: 22 Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9780262552080ISBN 10: 0262552086 Pages: 304 Publication Date: 21 May 2024 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationMichael J. O'Brien is Provost and Professor of History at Texas A&M University-San Antonio and the coauthor of I'll Have What She's Having- Mapping Social Behavior and The Acceleration of Cultural Change- From Ancestors to Algorithms (both published by the MIT Press). Briggs Buchanan is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Tulsa. Metin I. Eren is Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Director of Archaeology at Kent State University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |