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Lithic Analysis

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Authors:
  1. George H. Odell

    1. Department of Anthropology, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, USA

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  • 2005 SAA Award for Excellence in Archaeological Analysis

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. History of Stone Tool Research

    • George H. Odell
    Pages 1-12

  3. Procurement

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    Pages 13-42

  4. Tool Manufacture

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    Pages 43-85

  5. Assemblage Variability

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    Pages 87-133

  6. Tool Function

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    Pages 135-173

  7. Encountering Prehistoric Behavior

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    Pages 175-218

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 219-262
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About this book

Procedures by which archaeological stone tools have been analyzed have tradition­ ally operated on an apprenticeship model, whereby a novice acquires competency at the elbow of a grizzled but revered expert in the field. After shuffling through literally thousands of stones and asking hundreds of questions, the neophite even­ tually reaches a level at which he or she can fly solo, requiring less and less attention from the Master. While this pedagogical model has been frequently tried and tested, it is not always the most efficient method, it is very labor-intensive, and it requires a resident lithics expert, a situation that often does not exist in reality. Learning the ropes would clearly be more practical if there were a manual to consult, a book that provides information and direction so that the Master might at least be spared the most elemental questions and would not have to be available all the time. For years no such manual existed, but recently the ice has been bro­ ken by Bill Andrefsky's Lithics: Macroscopic Approaches to Analysis, and Brian Kooyman's Understanding Stone Toolsand Archaeological Sites. These are good books, and can profitably be employed by fledgling lithic analysts. My own interest in writing a manual for stone tool analysts derives initially from the way I was trained-literally at the knees of two Masters (in this case, revered but not grizzled):Dr. Raymond R. Newell in typological and technological matters, and Dr. Ruth E. Tringham in functional studies.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Anthropology, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, USA

    George H. Odell

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Lithic Analysis

  • Authors: George H. Odell

  • Series Title: Manuals in Archaeological Method, Theory and Technique

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9009-9

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2004

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-48067-6Published: 31 December 2003

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-306-48068-3Published: 31 December 2003

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4419-9009-9Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1571-5752

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 262

  • Topics: Archaeology, Cultural Heritage

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