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Five basic Solutrean point types from the Iberian Peninsula are analysed at local, regional and Pan-Iberian scales in this book. The author reports new results concerning production process and object biography in relation to raw material procurement, technological strategies during production and use-life, site type and regional features. Significant regional differences between Northern and Southern Iberia are demonstrated, which go far beyond typological observations. Evidence indicates that different settlement and mobility patterns are responsible for these regional adaptations of technological innovations. The author successfully links point techno-morphology to human land use. The book is a major resource for the study of Solutrean points, as well as for studies on projectile points in general. In addition, it serves as a guideline for how to approach the study of land use of palaeolithic hunter-gatherers on the base of lithic technology.

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Author:   Isabell Schmidt
Publisher:   BAR Publishing
Imprint:   BAR Publishing
Volume:   2778
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 29.70cm
Weight:   0.869kg
ISBN:  

9781407314709

ISBN 10:   140731470
Pages:   218
Publication Date:   23 December 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
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Table of Contents

I Solutrean points as a focus of research 1 Introduction 2 The Solutrean technocomplex in Iberia 2.1 Research history and theories 2.1.1 Internal chronology 2.1.2 Interpretative models of the 'Solutrean Phenomenon' 2.2 The Solutrean technocomplex from a regional perspective 2.2.1 Northern Iberia 2.2.2 Southern Iberia 2.3 A critical review of the Solutrean evidence 3 Environmental context of the Iberian Solutrean 3.1 Iberian geography and geology - an archaeologist's perspective 3.2 Climatic conditions and vegetational responses 3.2.1 The climate from a global perspective 3.2.2 Vegetational environment 4 Research on Iberian Solutrean points 4.1 Solutrean points - a ?rst approximation 4.1.1 De?ning the term 4.1.2 A note on functional implications 4.2 Research history on Solutrean points 4.2.1 The typological approach 4.2.2 Technological and experimental studies on Solutrean points 4.2.3 Hunting technology and hafting 4.3 Resume and research questions II Materials and chrono-spatial framework of the study 5 The sample of Solutrean points 5.1 Analysed material - 'primary' and 'secondary' data 5.2 Commonly observed sampling biases 5.3 Sample size and context 5.3.1 Spatial framework 5.3.2 Chronological framework III Theoretical and methodological framework 6 A process-oriented approach to Solutrean points 6.1 Introduction to technological organisation and 'point type pro?les' 6.2 Scales of observation and inference 6.3 De?ning basic point types 6.3.1 A 'lithic' minimum number of individuals 6.3.2 The 'recognition bias' 6.4 The biography model and de?nition of analytical units 6.5 Establishing 'point type pro?les' 6.5.1 Technological design 6.5.2 The concepts of risk and cost 7 Analytical methods - application to Solutrean points 7.1 Technological analysis 7.1.1 Raw material analysis 7.1.2 Production sequence 7.1.3 Reuse - resharpening and recycling 7.2 Macroscopic fracture analysis 7.2.1 State of preservation 7.2.2 Fracture analysis 7.3 Morphometric analysis 7.3.1 Basic measurements 7.3.2 Photographic documentation 7.4 Objectifying shapes 7.4.1 The informative value of shapes 7.4.2 Shape-analysis using SECANTO IV The Solutrean points from Iberia 8 Concave base points 8.1 Introduction to the sample 8.2 Morphology and metrics 8.2.1 Shape analysis 8.2.2 Basic metrics 8.2.3 Spatial morpho-metric variability 8.3 Raw material and technological analysis 8.3.1 Raw materials 8.3.2 Production sequence 8.4 Techno-functional analysis 8.4.1 Preservation 8.4.2 Fractures 8.4.3 Maintenance and recycling 8.4.4 Reconstruction of hafting 8.5 Transitional points 8.6 Summary - point type pro?le 9 Shouldered points (Northern Iberia) 9.1 Introduction to the sample 9.2 Morphology and metrics 9.2.1 Shape analysis 9.2.2 Basic metrics 9.2.3 Spatial morpho-metric variability 9.2.4 Morpho-metric description of subtypes 9.3 Raw material and technological analysis 9.3.1 Raw material 9.3.2 Production sequence 9.4 Techno-functional analysis 9.4.1 Fractures 9.4.2 Maintenance and recycling 9.4.3 Reconstruction of hafting 9.5 Summary - point type pro?le 10 Shouldered points (Southern Iberia) 10.1 Introduction to the sample 10.2 Morphology and metrics 10.2.1 Shape analysis 10.2.2 Basic metrics 10.2.3 Spatial morpho-metric variability 10.3 Raw material and technological analysis 10.3.1 Raw material 10.3.2 Production sequence 10.4 Techno-functional analysis 10.4.1 Fractures 10.4.2 Maintenance and recycling 10.4.3 Reconstruction of hafting 10.5 Summary - point type pro?le 11 Stemmed and winged points 11.1 Introduction to the sample 11.2 Morphology and metrics 11.2.1 Shape analysis 11.2.2 Basic metrics 11.2.3 Spatial morpho-metric variability 11.3 Raw material and technological analysis 11.3.1 Raw material 11.3.2 Production sequence 11.4 Techno-functional analysis 11.4.1 Fractures 11.4.2 Maintenance and recycling 11.4.3 Reconstruction of hafting 11.5 Summary - point type pro?le 12 Leaf-shaped points 12.1 Introduction to the sample 12.2 Morphology and metrics 12.2.1 Shape analysis 12.2.2 Basic metrics 12.2.3 Spatial morpho-metric variability 12.3 Raw material and technological analysis 12.3.1 Raw material 12.3.2 Production sequence 12.4 Techno-functional analysis 12.4.1 Fractures 12.4.2 Maintenance and recycling 12.4.3 Reconstruction of hafting 12.5 Summary - point type pro?le V Contextualisation and perspectives 13 Synchronic variability - technological strategies in context 13.1 Introduction 13.2 An Iberian-scale perspective on basic point types 13.2.1 Comparison of results 13.2.2 Spatial distribution and abundance of point types 13.3 Tool making and using behaviour - comparing point type pro?les 13.3.1 Strategies in technological design from northern Iberia 13.3.2 Strategies in technological design from southern Iberia 13.3.3 Comparison of tool making and using behaviour 13.4 The context of use of Solutrean 13.4.1 Solutrean points as hunting weapon implements 13.4.2 The 'toolkit' - insights from the assemblage scale 13.4.3 Hunting equipment, faun

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri'>The work is classic in its rigor, with an emphasis on thorough description of empirical facts, caution, and scholarly thoroughness.It is a modern, far-reaching study cognizant of the complexities of forager lithic technologies and broader aspects of adaptations, but married to a highly (and laudably) descriptive opus.The documentation is clear, concise, and well-presented, with good illustrations.The volume includes a very complete, useful compendium of Solutrean radiocarbon dates, numerous tables and graphs, and a major appendix with capsule information on the sample of sites whose point collections were used in the study (either in the flesh or via the published references). Schmidt's work is a welcome and very substantive addition to Solutrean studies. And, for a BAR, it is magnificently produced, with clear writing, good illustrations (some in color), and excellent English. <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri'>Lawrence Guy Straus, Journal of Anthropological Research, Winter 2016 <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family: Verdana ,sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>

The work is classic in its rigor, with an emphasis on thorough description of empirical facts, caution, and scholarly thoroughness.It is a modern, far-reaching study cognizant of the complexities of forager lithic technologies and broader aspects of adaptations, but married to a highly (and laudably) descriptive opus.The documentation is clear, concise, and well-presented, with good illustrations.The volume includes a very complete, useful compendium of Solutrean radiocarbon dates, numerous tables and graphs, and a major appendix with capsule information on the sample of sites whose point collections were used in the study (either in the flesh or via the published references). Schmidt's work is a welcome and very substantive addition to Solutrean studies. And, for a BAR, it is magnificently produced, with clear writing, good illustrations (some in color), and excellent English. Lawrence Guy Straus, Journal of Anthropological Research, Winter 2016

"The work is classic in its rigor, with an emphasis on thorough description of empirical facts, caution, and scholarly thoroughness.It is a modern, far-reaching study cognizant of the complexities of forager lithic technologies and broader aspects of adaptations, but married to a highly (and laudably) descriptive opus.The documentation is clear, concise, and well-presented, with good illustrations.The volume includes a very complete, useful compendium of Solutrean radiocarbon dates, numerous tables and graphs, and a major appendix with capsule information on the sample of sites whose point collections were used in the study (either ""in the flesh"" or via the published references). Schmidt's work is a welcome and very substantive addition to Solutrean studies. And, for a BAR, it is magnificently produced, with clear writing, good illustrations (some in color), and excellent English. Lawrence Guy Straus, Journal of Anthropological Research, Winter 2016"

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Isabell Schmidt studied Prehistoric Archaeology at the Universities of Cologne (Germany) and Cape Town (Rep. of South Africa) and joined and conducted field work on both continents. Specialising in the analysis of lithic material, she obtained her MA thesis for a technological analysis of a Middle Stone Age assemblage from Namibia (2009) and her PhD for a large-scale study on human tool making and using behaviour during the Last Glacial Maximum at the Iberian Peninsula (2013). Her current postdoctoral research focuses on demographic changes and settlement histories of hunter-gatherer societies during the Late Pleistocene in Europe and southern Africa.

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