Prehension and hafting traces on flint tools a methodology

"The capacity to mount stone tools in or on a handle is considered an important innovation in past human behaviour. The insight to assemble two different materials (organic and inorganic) into a better functioning entity indicates the presence of the required mental capacity and technological e...

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Main Author: Rots, Veerle (-)
Format: Book
Language:Inglés
Published: Leuven : Leuven University Press cop. 2010
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Summary:"The capacity to mount stone tools in or on a handle is considered an important innovation in past human behaviour. The insight to assemble two different materials (organic and inorganic) into a better functioning entity indicates the presence of the required mental capacity and technological expertise. Although the identification of stone tool use based on microscopic analysis was introduced in the 1960s, distinguishing between hand-held and hafted tool use has remained a more difficult issue. This volume introduces a methodology, based on a systematic, in-depth study of prehension and hafting traces on experimental stone artefacts, which allows their recognition in archaeological assemblages"--Contracub.
Item Description:El CD-ROM contiene: Abbreviations & codes. Tables, Pictures
Physical Description:XIX, 273 p. : il. ; 31 cm + 1 disco CD-ROM
Bibliography:Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. [227]-238) e índice
ISBN:9789058678010