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"Microlith production is a distinctive and significant stone tool technology. However, inter-regional comparative analyses of microlithic industries are rare, and tend to homogenise these industries by focussing analytical attention on retouched tool typologies alone. This volume provides the first demonstration and exploration of variability in two of the earliest microlithic industries in the world: the Howiesons Poort of southern Africa and the Late Palaeolithic of South Asia. Statistical analyses of the results of detailed attribute analyses reveal previously undocumented variability within and between sites, and over time, demonstrating that microlith production is not a homogenous technology. The results also provide evidence of the independent innovation of microlithic technology in the different regions. The implications of this variability for the long-standing debates concerning modern human behaviour and dispersals are explored. It is this behavioural and technological variability that is key to understanding our species.5pt;font-family:""Verdana"",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana'>"

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Author:   Laura Lewis
Publisher:   BAR Publishing
Imprint:   BAR Publishing
Weight:   1.224kg
ISBN:  

9781407315522

ISBN 10:   1407315528
Pages:   307
Publication Date:   31 May 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Microliths and their theoretical context 2.1 An introduction to microlithic technology 2.2 Microliths and modern human behaviour 2.3 Microliths and modern human dispersals Chapter 3: Study areas and site backgrounds 3.1 The Howiesons Poort of Southern Africa 3.1.1 Rose Cottage Cave, South Africa 3.1.2 Umhlatuzana, South Africa 3.1.3 Ntloana Tsoana, Lesotho 3.2 The Late Palaeolithic of South Asia 3.2.1 Batadomba-lena, Sri Lanka 3.2.2 Kitulgala Beli-lena, Sri Lanka 3.2.3 Patne, India 3.2.4 Jwalapuram 9, India Chapter 4: Methodology 4.1 Data collection and sampling strategies 4.2 Attribute analysis 4.3 Statistical analysis Chapter 5: Howiesons Poort microlithic technology 5.1 Rose Cottage Cave, South Africa 5.2 Umhlatuzana, South Africa 5.3 Ntloana Tsoana, Lesotho Chapter 6: South Asian Late Palaeolithic microlithic technology 6.1 Batadomba-lena, Sri Lanka 6.2 Kitulgala Beli-lena, Sri Lanka 6.3 Patne, India 6.4 Jwalapuram 9, India Chapter 7: The southern African and South Asian early microlithic industries compared 7.1 Comparison between sites and summary of variability in the southern African Howiesons Poort 7.2 Comparison between sites and summary of variability in the South Asian Late Palaeolithic 7.3 Comparison between early microlithic technology in southern Africa and South Asia Chapter 8: Conclusions and wider implications Bibliography Appendix A: Supplementary data tables A.1 Rose Cottage Cave, South Africa A.2 Umhlatuzana, South Africa A.3 Ntloana Tsoana, Lesotho A.4 Batadomba-lena, Sri Lanka A.5 Kitulgala Beli-lena, Sri Lanka A.6 Patne, India A.7 Jwalapuram 9, India Appendix B: Results of statistical tests of temporal changes B.1 Rose Cottage Cave, South Africa B.2 Umhlatuzana, South Africa B.3 Ntloana Tsoana, Lesotho B.4 Batadomba-lena, Sri Lanka B.5 Patne, India B.6 Jwalapuram 9, India Appendix C: Notes on comparisons with the Indian datasets C.1 Patne, India C.2 Jwalapuram 9, India  

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'Clearly explained and well structured, Lewis' work is as much a study in how to record lithic data as it is a thesis on technological variability.Her work refocuses attention on behavioural variability, technological process and comparative research. In doing so, Lewis' brings archaeologists closer to unravelling lithic miniaturisation's true behavioural and evolutionary significance.' Justin Pargeter, Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa, Vol 52, No. 4, 2017

'Clearly explained and well structured, Lewis' work is as much a study in how to record lithic data as it is a thesis on technological variability.Her work refocuses attention on behavioural variability, technological process and comparative research. In doing so, Lewis' brings archaeologists closer to unravelling lithic miniaturisation's true behavioural and evolutionary significance.' Justin Pargeter, Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa, Vol 52, No. 4, 2017

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"Laura Lewis studied Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Cambridge before moving to the University of Oxford for her Master's and DPhil in Archaeology. She now lives in London, where she joined the Civil Service as a statistician and policy adviser.5pt;font-family:""Verdana"",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana'>"

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