ISBN:
0855754605
Language:
English
Pages:
XXIII, 376 S.
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zahlr. Ill., graph. Darst.
Additional Material:
CD-ROM (12 cm)
Edition:
1. publ.
DDC:
994.01
Keywords:
Archeologische vondsten
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Aborigines
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Funde
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Stone implements
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Aboriginal Australians Antiquities
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Aboriginal Australians Implements
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Archäologie
;
Steingerät
;
Aborigines
;
Australien
;
Australia Antiquities
;
Aborigines
;
Steingerät
;
Archäologie
Abstract:
"A Record in Stone is a comprehensive investigation into the different ways in which archaeologists use flaked stone artefacts as a basis for reconstructing the distant human past. Authors Simon Holdaway and Nicola Stern not only describe the range of flaked stone artefact forms recovered from Australian archaeological sites, but also place Australian studies alongside the major international theories surrounding the description of stone artefacts."--BOOK JACKET.
Description / Table of Contents:
Ch. 1. Studying stone artefacts: materials, production process and basic definitions -- Ch. 2. Frameworks for studying stone artefacts -- Ch. 3. Attributes used in describing flakes -- Ch. 4. Attributes used in describing tools -- Ch. 5. Attributes used in describing cores -- Ch. 6. Artefact types -- Ch. 7. From artefacts to an understanding of the human past.
Note:
A Record in Stone is a comprehensive investigation into the different ways in which archaeologists use flaked stone artefacts as a basis for reconstructing the distant human past. Authors Simon Holdaway and Nicola Stern not only describe the range of flaked stone artefact forms recovered from Australian archaeological sites, but also place Australian studies alongside the major international theories surrounding the description of stone artefacts. - Includes bibliographical references (p. 340-362) and index
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