Author: Jerald Jay JohnsonPublisher:
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Category : Archaeological surveying
Languages : en
Pages : 240
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Cottonwood Creek Project, Shasta and Tehama Counties, California
Author: Jerald Jay JohnsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archaeological surveying
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Stone Tools in the Ancient Near East and Egypt
Author: Andrea SquitieriPublisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1789690617
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
This book focusses on ground stone tools, stone vessels, and devices carved into rock across the Near East and Egypt from prehistory to the later periods. The aim is to explore all aspects of these tools and stimulate a debate about new methodologies to approach this material.
Cultural Resources Overview for Northwestern California
Author: Jerome KingPublisher:
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Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 396
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Rockshelter Excavations on Hogback Ridge, Tehama County, California
Author: Eric W. RitterPublisher:
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Category : Excavations (Archaeology)
Languages : en
Pages : 138
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New Approaches to Old Stones
Author: Yorke M. RowanPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134949642
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Ground stone artefacts were widely used in food production in prehistory. However, the archaeological community has widely neglected the dataset of ground stone artefacts until now. 'New Approaches to Old Stones' offers a theoretical and methodological analysis of the archaeological data pertaining to ground stone tools. The essays draw on a range of case studies - from the Levant, Egypt, Crete, Anatolia, Mexico and North America - to examine ground stone technologies. From medieval Islamic stone cooking vessels and late Minoan stone vases, to the use of stone in ritual and as a symbol of luxury, 'New Approaches to Old Stones' offers a radical reassessment of the impact of ground-stone artefacts on technological change, production and exchange.
The Archaeology of the Atlantic Northeast
Author: Matthew W. BettsPublisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1487587961
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
A notable contribution to North American archaeological literature, The Archaeology of the Atlantic Northeast is the first book to integrate and interpret archaeological data from the entire Atlantic Northeast, making unprecedented cultural connections across a broad region that encompasses the Canadian Atlantic provinces, the Quebec Lower North Shore, and Maine. Beginning with the earliest Indigenous occupation of the area, this book presents a cultural overview of the Atlantic Northeast, and weaves together the histories of the Indigenous peoples whose traditional lands make up this territory, including the Innu, Beothuk, Inuit, and numerous Wabanaki bands and tribes. Emphasizing historical connection and cultural continuity, The Archaeology of the Atlantic Northeast tracks the development of the earliest peoples in this area as they responded to climate and ecosystem change by transforming their glacier-edge way of life to one on the water’s edge, becoming one of the most successful and longstanding marine-oriented cultures in North America. Supported by more than a hundred illustrations and maps documenting the archaeological legacy, as well as discussions of unanswered questions intended to spur debate, this comprehensive text is ideal for students, researchers, professional archaeologists, and anyone interested in the history of this region.
Saeltzer Dam Fish Passage and Flow Protection Project
Author: Prehistoric Stone Tools of Eastern Africa
Author: John J. SheaPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108424430
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
A detailed overview of the Eastern African stone tools that make up the world's longest archaeological record.
From the Pleistocene to the Holocene
Author: C. Britt BousmanPublisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 1603447601
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
The end of the Pleistocene era brought dramatic environmental changes to small bands of humans living in North America: changes that affected subsistence, mobility, demography, technology, and social relations. The transition they made from Paleoindian (Pleistocene) to Archaic (Early Holocene) societies represents the first major cultural shift that took place solely in the Americas. This event—which manifested in ways and at times much more varied than often supposed—set the stage for the unique developments of behavioral complexity that distinguish later Native American prehistoric societies. Using localized studies and broad regional syntheses, the contributors to this volume demonstrate the diversity of adaptations to the dynamic and changing environmental and cultural landscapes that occurred between the Pleistocene and early portion of the Holocene. The authors' research areas range from Northern Mexico to Alaska and across the continent to the American Northeast, synthesizing the copious available evidence from well-known and recent excavations.With its methodologically and geographically diverse approach, From the Pleistocene to the Holocene: Human Organization and Cultural Transformations in Prehistoric North America provides an overview of the present state of knowledge regarding this crucial transformative period in Native North America. It offers a large-scale synthesis of human adaptation, reflects the range of ideas and concepts in current archaeological theoretical approaches, and acts as a springboard for future explanations and models of prehistoric change.
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