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