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 particu
Reconstructing archaeological sites: understanding the geoarchaeological matrix
β Scribed by Goldberg, Paul; Karkanas, Panagiotis
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Year
- 2018
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 298
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Subjects
GeΜoarcheΜologie.;Archaeological geology.
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