ISBN:
9781441968616
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource
,
v.: digital
Edition:
Online-Ausg. Springer eBook Collection. Humanities, Social Science and Law Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
DDC:
930.12
Keywords:
Social sciences
;
Archaeology
Abstract:
As the study of Paleolithic Technologies particularly moves towards a more analytical, hypothesis-based approach, it is necessary to determine a consistent framework for this analysis. The contributions to this timely and comprehensive volume do just that. This volume incorporates a broad chronological and geographical range of Paleolithic material from the Lower to Upper Paleolithic. The focus of this volume is to provide an analysis of paleolithic technologies from an experimental, empirical perspective. As new techniques, particularly quantitative methods, for analyzing Paleolithic Technologies gain popularity, this work provides case studies particularly showcasing these new techniques, as well as comprehesively covering more established methods for analysis. Employing diverse case studies, this volume covers an analysis from chaine operatoire, multivariate, attribute analysis, morphometrics, model-based approaches, replication, and experimentation, this volume provides insight from international contributors on the forefront of recent methodological advances.
Description / Table of Contents:
Analytical approaches to Palaeolithic technologies : an introduction / Stephen J. Lycett and Parth R. ChauhanA geometric morphometric assessment of plan shape in bone and stone Acheulean bifaces from the middle Pleistocene site of Castel di Guido, Latium, Italy / August G. Costa -- Regional diversity within the core technology of the Howiesons Poort techno-complex / Chris Clarkson -- Questioning the link between stone tool standardization and behavioral modernity / Gilliane F. Monnier and Kieran P. McNulty -- The quantitative analysis of mobility : ecological techniques and archaeological extensions / Matt Grove -- Metrical variability between South Asian handaxe assemblages : preliminary observations / Parth R. Chauhan -- Quantifying variation in landscape-scale behaviors : the Oldowan from Koobi Fora / David R. Braun [and others] -- The mathematics of chaînes opératoires / P. Jeffrey Brantingham -- Cultural transmission, genetic models, and lithic variability : integrative analytical approaches / Stephen J. Lycett -- Comparing stone tool resharpening trajectories with the aid of elliptical Fourier analysis / Radu Ioviță -- An assessment of the impact of resharpening on Paleoindian projectile point blade shape using geometric morphometric techniques / Briggs Buchanan and Mark Collard -- Stone-tool demography : reduction distributions in North American Paleoindian tools / Michael J. Shott -- The future of lithic analysis in Palaeolithic archaeology : a view from the Old World / John A.J. Gowlett -- The future of Palaeolithic studies : a view from the New World / Michael J. O'Brien.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
DOI:
10.1007/978-1-4419-6861-6
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