Archaeological Review from Cambridge, Volume 9Department of Archaeology, 1990 - Archaeology |
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... resulting from different subsistence strategies . In the earlier Mesolithic it would appear that a logistic system ... result in a unilinear development , often portrayed as progressive . Natural selection occurs within a context , a ...
... resulting from different subsistence strategies . In the earlier Mesolithic it would appear that a logistic system ... result in a unilinear development , often portrayed as progressive . Natural selection occurs within a context , a ...
Page 108
... result of a need to produce durable implements with a sharp cutting edge . As Wynn says , flint is not an ideal medium ; its mechanical properties make it brittle and hence a tapered form gives rigidity and strength whilst retaining a ...
... result of a need to produce durable implements with a sharp cutting edge . As Wynn says , flint is not an ideal medium ; its mechanical properties make it brittle and hence a tapered form gives rigidity and strength whilst retaining a ...
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... result in standardised knapped or trimmed products . These finished products have characteristics which are defined independently of the raw material . - They require a complex organisation of interdependent removals which respect ...
... result in standardised knapped or trimmed products . These finished products have characteristics which are defined independently of the raw material . - They require a complex organisation of interdependent removals which respect ...
Contents
TECHNOLOGY IN THE HUMANITIES | 3 |
Nathan Schlanger | 18 |
Pierre Lemonnier | 27 |
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Acheulean acquisition action on matter African archaeology analysis anthropology approach Archaeological Review argued artefacts aspects basis behaviour bifaces Cambridge 9:1 Cambridge University Press chaîne opératoire complex concept of technology context core debitage duration of apprenticeship East German Eastern Europe economic elements environment Etiolles evidence evolution evolutionary example flakes flintknapping Franchthi Cave function gesture Gowlett handaxe hominids human hunter-gatherers hunting and gathering individual industries Ingold innovation interpretation Karlin knapper knapping know-how knowledge Leroi-Gourhan lithic lithic analysis Magdalenian manufacture Marxism material culture Mauss meaning Mesolithic nature Neolithic object Oldowan operational organisation Palaeolithic Paris Pelegrin Perlès Pigeot possible practical prehistoric problem raw material relationship Review from Cambridge sequence simply skills social relations society spatial specific stone axes stone tools striking platform structure symbolic technical activities techniques techno-economic theoretical theory tion transformation understanding Upper Palaeolithic Wynn