Classification of Lithic artefacts from the British late glacial and holocene periods
A system for the hierarchical Classification of Lithic Artefacts from the British Late Glacial and Holocene Periods is offered in this book. It is hoped that it may find use as a guide book for archaeology students, museum staff, non-specialist archaeologists, local archaeology groups and lay enthus...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Archaeopress Publishing
2021.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009720217406719 |
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- Preface ; Classification and characterisation of lithic artefacts ; The background to and aims of the present volume ; Chronology ; Basic descriptive terminology ; The main elements of flakes and blades ; Main percussion techniques and technological attributes ; Percussion angle ; Reduction sequence ; Type of retouch ; Orientation of retouch ; Morphology of retouch ; Angle of retouch ; Delineation of retouch ; The typology of lithic debitage, cores and tools ; Debitage ; Core preparation flakes ; Cores ; Formal tools ; Arrowheads ; Tanged arrowheads ; Curve-, angle-, and straight-backed points ; Leaf-shaped arrowheads ; Chisel-shaped and oblique arrowheads ; Barbed-and-tanged arrowheads ; Microliths and microlith-related pieces ; Crescents ; Scrapers ; Piercing implements ; Knives ; Other bifacial cutting implements ; Burins ; Fire-making implements ; Rods (LN and BA) ; Polished-edge implements ; Pieces with one or more notches ; Combined tools ; Pieces with other retouch ; Flint axeheads ; Tribrachs ; Tools used to produce the lithic assemblages (see Inizan et al. 1992) ; Bibliography.
