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Arguing that flint tools alone reveal little about prehistoric societies, these eight papers use ethnological data to reconstruct the cultural, economic and social context of these tools. Taken from Symposium 1.4 at the XIVth UISPP Congress held at Liege in 2001, the papers consider evidence largely from sites in South America, Australia and Africa, looking at lithic material as well as associated evidence, such as worked bone, leather and grinding stones. This material is used to assess prehistoric hunting strategies, knapping procedures, the reasons for the use-wear of lithics and the opportunistic working of tools. Six papers in English, the rest are French; English abstracts.

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Author:   Xavier Terradas
Publisher:   BAR Publishing
Imprint:   BAR Publishing
Weight:   0.259kg
ISBN:  

9781841718125

ISBN 10:   1841718122
Pages:   65
Publication Date:   15 May 2005
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
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Table of Contents

(1) Stone Tools In Ethnoarchaeological Contexts: Theoretical-Methodological Inferences I. Briz, I. Clemente Conte, J. Pijoan, X. Terradas, A. Vila (2) Deep Impact: Stones in Bones. Some Thoughts about the Ethnoarchaeology Contrast. A View from Tierra Del Fuego (Extreme South America) L. Mameli, J. Estévez, E.L. Piana ; (3) Obsidienne vertede Feu-Patagonie, ¿son utilisation constante pendant 6000 ans? A. Prieto, M. San Roman, F. Morello & C. Stern; (4) Utilisation opportuniste d'outils en pierre chez les Turkana (Nord Kenya) J.-P. Brugal, V. Mourre; (5) Reverse Knapping in the Antipodes: The Spatial Implications of Alternate Approaches to Knapping P. Hiscock; (6) The Manufacture and Use of Leather Consumption Goods by the Yamana of Tunel VII, Northern Coast of Beagle Channel (Argentina): An Ethnographic Evaluation and Its Archaeological Comparision I. Clemente Conte; (7) Inferences and Limitations in Chipped-Stone Modeling: Learning from an Ethnoarchaeological Case (Threshing-Sledge Production in Thessaly, Greece) L. Karimali; (8) Analysis of an Archaeological Grinding Tool: What to Do with Archaeological Artefacts D. Zurro, R. Risch, I. Clemente Conte

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