New perspectives on old stones: analytical approaches to Paleolithic technologies

As the study of Paleolithic Technologies particularly moves towards a more analytical, hypothesis-based approach, it is necessary to determine a consistentframework 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. Comprehensive guide to the most recent developments in paleolithic analysis Combines case studies from diverse time periods, techniques, and geographic regions Provides practical applications of a range of analytical methods INDICE: Analytical approaches to Palaeolithic technologies: an introduction.- In search of the technological signal of the Southern Dispersal.- A new perspective on stone tool morphology and standardization in the Paleolithic, with implications for 'mental templates'.- Reversed ontogenies in stone tools: a new method for investigating use-lives of Paleolithic artefacts.- The mathematics of chaînes opératoires.- A comparative multi-attribute study of Mode 2 assemblages from the Indian subcontinent.- Using geometric morphometrics to assess the effects of resharpening on the shape of Paleoindian projectile points.- Characterizing forager movement patterns: ethnographic and archaeological examples.- Cultural transmission, genetic models, and lithic variability: integrative analytical approaches.- Stone-tool demography: reduction distributions in Paleoindian tools.- Flakes in the round: combining a behavioral approach to attribute analysis with 3D geometric morphometrics.- Afterword: The future of lithic analysis.

• ISBN: 978-1-4419-6860-9
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 220
• Fecha Publicación: 29/09/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés