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A Record in Stone: The Study of Australia's Flaked Stone Artefacts (Paperback)
$51.79 - Free shipping worldwide (to United States and
all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for A Record in StoneProvides a comprehensive investigation into the different ways in which archaeologists use flaked stone artefacts as a basis for reconstructing the distant human past. This book describes the range of flaked stone artefact forms recovered from Australian archaeological sites.
Full description- Publisher: Aboriginal Studies Press
- Published: 01 July 2004
- Format: Paperback 376 pages
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- Categories: Social & Cultural Anthropology | Physical Anthropology & Ethnography | Archaeology
- ISBN 13: 9780855754600 ISBN 10: 0855754605
- Sales rank: 91,554
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Full description for A Record in Stone
This title includes a Book and a CD-ROM. This is a comprehensive investigation into the different ways in which archaeologists use flaked stone artefacts as a basis for reconstructing the distant human past. The authors not only describe the range of flaked stone artefact forms recovered from Australian archaeological sites, but also place Australian studies alongside the major international theories surrounding the description of stone artefacts. The book features: extensive analysis, clear and succinct definitions of technical terms and extensive use of illustrations; worked examples illustrating how collections of flakes, cores and rolls are analysed and interpreted; over 130 black-and-white labelled images of actual artefacts; an accompanying CD-ROM featuring over 450 colour images of artefacts; an up-to-date review of key theoretical approaches to flaked stone artefact analysis; an assessment of this historical development of Australian stone artefact studies; and Australian perspective on the major international theoretical debates in the often controversial area of stone artefact studies.
