Stone tools in human evolution : behavioral differences among technological primates

1. Verfasser: Shea, John J.
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
Umfang/Format: xviii, 236 p. : illustrations, maps, charts ; 26 cm.
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Inhalte/Bestandteile: 3 Datensätze
Online Zugang: Table of contents only
Contributor biographical information
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • List of figures
  • List of tables
  • List of boxes
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction. Little questions vs big questions
  • 1. Why archaeologists misunderstand stone tools
  • 2. How we know what we think we know about stone tools
  • 3. Describing stone tools
  • 4. Stone cutting tools
  • 5. Logistical mobility
  • 6. Language and symbolic artifacts
  • 7. Dispersal and diaspora
  • 8. Residential sedentism
  • 9. Conclusion
  • Appendix 1. Traditional age-stages and industries
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index.