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Aurignacian Lithic Economy

Ecological Perspectives from Southwestern France

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Authors:
  1. Brooke S. Blades

    1. Lehigh University, Bethlehem

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Part of the book series: Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology (IDCA)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Environment, Technology, and Mobility

    Pages 1-23

  3. The Aurignacian: Systematics, Geochronology, and Paleoenvironment

    Pages 25-68

  4. Lithic Raw Material Studies in the Périgord

    Pages 69-89

  5. An Analysis of Lithic Economy

    Pages 91-104

  6. Aurignacian Lithic Raw Material Economy

    Pages 105-173

  7. Lithic Economy and Aurignacian Mobility Strategies

    Pages 175-186

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 187-211
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Drawing data from a classic region for Paleolithic research in Europe, this book explores how early modern humans obtained lithic raw materials and analyzes the different utilization patterns for locally available materials compared with those from a greater distance. The author locates these patterns within an ecological context and argues that early modern humans selected specific mobility strategies to accommodate changes in subsistence environments.

Reviews

`...this work has a lot to recommend it. It benefits from clear organization, a generally explicit exposition of approach, data and results, and a cogent synopsis of relevant environmental data. ...Blades' study has provided a useful theoretical framework through which to consider Paleolithic cultural groups, as well as data that can be employed for further testing. This is a welcome addition to the ever-expanding literature in the Western European Upper Paleolithic.'
Lithic Technology, 27:I
`Works on stone tools are often dry and rather uninspiring in the face of such enormous expectations, but by placing the lithics into a broader ladnscape and ecological context, this work makes a better read than most.'
Antiquity, 75:289

Authors and Affiliations

  • Lehigh University, Bethlehem

    Brooke S. Blades

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Aurignacian Lithic Economy

  • Book Subtitle: Ecological Perspectives from Southwestern France

  • Authors: Brooke S. Blades

  • Series Title: Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/b110584

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2002

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-46334-1Published: 31 January 2001

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-3337-9Published: 06 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-306-47188-9Published: 08 December 2005

  • Series ISSN: 1568-2722

  • Series E-ISSN: 2730-6984

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 211

  • Topics: Archaeology, Anthropology

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