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Published by University of Utah Press, 2004
ISBN 10: 0874807964ISBN 13: 9780874807967
Seller: N. Fagin Books, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
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2004. Anthropological Theory, Archaeological method and theory. University of Utah Press. 262p., fine cloth, no jacket, as issued.
Published by University of Chicago press, 2004
ISBN 10: 0874807964ISBN 13: 9780874807967
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Published by University of Utah Press,U.S., Salt Lake City, 2004
ISBN 10: 0874807964ISBN 13: 9780874807967
Seller: CitiRetail, Stevenage, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Less than two decades ago, archaeologists considered lithic debitage, the flakes and debris left from the manufacture of stone tools, little more than uninformative waste. Since then, fieldworkers have increasingly recognized that stone flakes can provide information both singly and in aggregate.Many methods are now available for analyzing lithic debitage, yet no single method is entirely reliable as a vehicle to meaningful interpretation of past behavior. Part of the problem lies in the disparity between tightly controlled experimental conditions and the difficulty of sorting individual sequences out of the masses of stone found in many archaeological sites. Contributors to this volume seek to identify the strengths and weaknesses in the more widespread and competing analytical forms while arguing for the use of multiple lines of evidence. As the title indicates, their primary focus is on mass analysis of aggregates rather than individual flakes. Thus several chapters also address problems of subdividing aggregates to better deal with the mixed assemblages generated by multiple factors over time. Many methods are now available for analyzing lithic debitage, yet no single method is entirely reliable as a vehicle to meaningful interpretation of past behavior. Contributors to this volume seek to identofy the strengths and weaknesses in the more widespread and competing analytical forms, whle arguing for the use of multiple lines of evidence. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.