Overview
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Marta Camps
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Dept. Anthropology, George Washington University, Washington, U.S.A.
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Parth Chauhan
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CRAFT Stone Age Institute, Indiana University, Gosport, U.S.A.
- Brings together an international group of leading researchers to discuss past, present and future research on the Paleolithic transitions
- Approaches the topic from a anthropological and theoretical perspective
- The cases are from around the world, making this a truly international sourcebook
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (36 chapters)
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Front Matter
Pages i-xxvi
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Methodological and Theoretical Perspectives
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- Bonnie A.B. Blackwell, Anne R. Skinner, Joel I.B. Blickstein, L.V. Golovanova, V.B. Doronichev, M.R. Séronie-Vivien
Pages 93-119
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Changes Within the Lower Paleolithic
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Front Matter
Pages 153-153
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- Michael J. Rogers, Sileshi Semaw
Pages 155-171
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- Sileshi Semaw, Michael Rogers, Dietrich Stout
Pages 173-193
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Lower to Middle Paleolithic Transitions
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Front Matter
Pages 235-235
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- Christopher J. Norton, Xing Gao, Xingwu Feng
Pages 245-254
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About this book
As the study of Palaeolithic technologies moves towards a more analytical approach, it is necessary to determine a consistent procedural framework. The contributions to this timely and comprehensive volume do just that. This volume incorporates a broad chronological and geographical range of Palaeolithic material from the Lower to Upper Palaeolithic. The focus of this volume is to provide an analysis of Palaeolithic technologies from a quantitative, empirical perspective.
As new techniques, particularly quantitative methods, for analyzing Palaeolithic technologies gain popularity, this work provides case studies particularly showcasing these new techniques.
Employing diverse case studies, and utilizing multivariate approaches, morphometrics, model-based approaches, phylogenetics, cultural transmission studies, and experimentation, this volume provides insights from international contributors at the forefront of recent methodological advances.
Editors and Affiliations
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Dept. Anthropology, George Washington University, Washington, U.S.A.
Marta Camps
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CRAFT Stone Age Institute, Indiana University, Gosport, U.S.A.
Parth Chauhan
About the editors
Parth R. Chauhan is an Indian-American Research Associate with the Stone Age Institute (Indiana, USA). He obtained his PhD from the University of Sheffield (UK) in 2005 and his MA from Deccan College Postgraduate Research Institute (Pune, India) in 1998. His research interests include Old World prehistory, Palaeolithic archaeology, hominin dispersals, Asian paleoanthropology, vertebrate paleontology and taphonomy and lithic technology. He is currently carrying out research on early human technological and environmental adaptations during the Quaternary of India and Yemen.