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Continuous Modeling Of Core Reduction: Lessons From Refitting Cores From Whs623x, An Upper Paleolithic Site In Jordan, Michael Shott, John M. Lindly, Geoffery A. Clark Jul 2014

Continuous Modeling Of Core Reduction: Lessons From Refitting Cores From Whs623x, An Upper Paleolithic Site In Jordan, Michael Shott, John M. Lindly, Geoffery A. Clark

Michael J. Shott

The systematic production of usable flakes is often presented by lithic technologists as a rigid set of strategies or procedures to be followed in a step-by-step fashion. The quintessential example is the chaîne opératoire, developed by the French in the 1980s and widely applied today. An alternate view is that lithic reduction is a fluid behavioral set conditioned by an intimate familiarity with techniques and materials and tempered by environmental and situational circumstances. In an effort to address the ‘how’ and ‘why’ questions central to an epistemologically informed archaeology, and thus help lithic analysts from different research traditions better understand …


Lithic Landscapes And Raw-Material Exploitation Among Hunter-Gatherers, Michael Shott Jul 2014

Lithic Landscapes And Raw-Material Exploitation Among Hunter-Gatherers, Michael Shott

Michael J. Shott

No abstract provided.


Ancient Chinese Civilization: Bibliography Of Materials In Western Languages, Paul R. Goldin Dec 2008

Ancient Chinese Civilization: Bibliography Of Materials In Western Languages, Paul R. Goldin

Paul R. Goldin

No abstract provided.


Translation Of Hélène Colas-Charpentier's Article "Four Québécois Dystopias", Arthur B. Evans Oct 1993

Translation Of Hélène Colas-Charpentier's Article "Four Québécois Dystopias", Arthur B. Evans

Arthur Bruce Evans

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