Prehension and hafting traces on flint tools [electronic resource] : a methodology / Veerle Rots.
"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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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Leuven :
Leuven University Press,
©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"--Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xix, 273 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9789461660060 9461660065 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |