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Synopsis
This generously illustrated instructional guide explains the examination and analysis of stone tools and stone-tool sites anywhere in the world. Lithics expert Brian P. Kooyman explores the production, function, and context of stone tools to understand how human cultures used lithic tools at particular sites and to give readers the practical skills for lithic and site analysis. The guide covers manufacturing techniques, lithic types and materials, reduction strategies and techniques, world-wide lithic technology, production variables, meaning of form, and usewear and residue analysis. The author draws on extensive field work in North America, particularly at Head-Smashed-In in Alberta, Canada. However, the theory, methodology, and analysis applies to the investigation of stone tools and lithic sites worldwide.
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Review
"The design and writing style are inviting . . . Dr. Kooyman's approachable introduction will be popular with students."
About the Author
Brian Kooyman, a professor of archaeology at the University of Calgary, is well used to translating his extensive knowledge into material easily accessible to students of all levels, and this makes Understanding Stone Tools and Archaeological Sites such an important educational volume.
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