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Author : Jeanne E. Arnold
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Stone Tool Procurement, Production, and Distribution in California Prehistory written by Jeanne E. Arnold and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Terry L. Jones
Publisher : Rowman Altamira
ISBN 13 : 0759113742
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (591 download)
Download or read book California Prehistory written by Terry L. Jones and published by Rowman Altamira. This book was released on 2007-07-16 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some forty scholars examine California's prehistory and archaeology, looking at marine and terrestrial palaeoenvironments, initial human colonization, linguistic prehistory, early forms of exchange, mitochondrial DNA studies, and rock art. This work is the most extensive study of California's prehistory undertaken in the past 20 years. An essential resource for any scholar of California prehistory and archaeology!
Author : George Rapp
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3540785949
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (47 download)
Download or read book Archaeomineralogy written by George Rapp and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-02-07 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Archaeomineralogy” provides a wealth of information for mineralogists, geologists and archaeologists involved in archaeometric studies. The first edition was very well-received and praised for its systematic description of the rocks and minerals used throughout the world by our ancestors and for its excellent list of over 900 references, providing easy access to the fields of archaeomineralogy and geoarchaeology. This second edition of “Archaeomineralogy” takes an updated and expanded look at the human use of rocks and minerals from the Paleolithic through to the 18th century CE. It retains the structure and main themes of the original but has been revised and expanded with more than 200 new references within the text, a bibliography of additional references not included in the text, a dozen new figures (drawings and photos), coverage of many additional important mineral, rock, and gem materials, a broader geographic scope, particularly but not limited to Eastern Europe, and a more thorough review of early contributions to archaeomineralogy, especially those of Agricola. From reviews of the first edition: "... crammed full of useful information, is well-balanced using both new and Old World examples of the archaeomaterials described. It also provides a broad, but of necessity, all too brief overview of the geological raw materials used in antiquity." -- Geoscientist "...provides much interesting discussion of how particular names came to be employed by archaeologists working in different regions of the world.... much to offer for any geologist or archaeologist interested in minerals and rocks and how they have been used in the past." -- Mineralium Deposita "... a gem of a book, it's strength is that it is encyclopedic in content, if not in layout, draws on a wealth of field experience and almost every sentence contains a nugget of information" -- The Holocene
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Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (6 download)
Download or read book Papers on California Prehistory written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Craig T. Woodman
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Total Pages : 526 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)
Download or read book Final Technical Report Survey and Evaluation at the Barka Slough Kill Site CA-SBA-1010 Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California: Report with appendices A-J written by Craig T. Woodman and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Christophe Delage
Publisher : British Archaeological Reports Oxford Limited
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Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Siliceous Rocks and Prehistory written by Christophe Delage and published by British Archaeological Reports Oxford Limited. This book was released on 2003 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The published evidence on lithic raw material procurement in prehistoric times that has been gathered since the nineteenth century is presented in many languages, and is available in both local and international journals. Nowadays, it appears quite overwhelming, almost impossible, to grasp the full extent of research regarding this topic. Publications on methodological grounds or on the synthesis of specific geographical areas have inevitably provided limited scope for reflection and discussion. This volume offers a reference that can provide the 'raw material' for scholars interested in furthering their understanding of prehistoric economic strategies of lithic procurement and exploitation. It is the result of several years collecting bibliographical references. Publications ranging from a simple mention of a few raw materials present at a specific site to detailed studies of lithic sourcing and procurement strategies or the geo-archaeological assessment of chert available in a particular region, have been taken into consideration.
Author : Timothy G. Baugh
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1475762313
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (757 download)
Download or read book Prehistoric Exchange Systems in North America written by Timothy G. Baugh and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-14 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this unique volume, archaeologists examine the changing economic structure of trade in North America over a period of 6,000 years. Organined by geographical and chronological divisions, each chapter focuses on trade in one of nine regions from the Arachiac through the late prehistoric period. Each contribution explores neighboring areas to llustrate the complexity of North American exchange. By charting the econmic structure of these regions, archaeologists, economic anthropologists, and economic geographers gain greater insight into the dynamics of North American trade and exchange on a continental wide basis.
Author : Noel D. Justice
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Total Pages : 612 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Stone Age Spear and Arrow Points of California and the Great Basin written by Noel D. Justice and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The standard reference guide to projectile points of California and the Great Basin
Author : Torben C. Rick
Publisher : Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press
ISBN 13 : 1938770315
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (387 download)
Download or read book The Archaeology and Historical Ecology of Late Holocene San Miguel Island written by Torben C. Rick and published by Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press. This book was released on 2007-12-31 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: California's northern Channel Islands have one of the longest and best-preserved archaeological records in the Americas, spanning some 13,000 calendar years. When European explorers first travelled to the area, these islands were inhabited by the Chumash, some of the most populous and culturally complex hunter-gatherers known. Chumash society was characterised by hereditary leaders, sophisticated exchange networks and interaction spheres, and diverse maritime economies. Focusing on the archaeology of five sites dated to the last 3,000 years, this book examines the archaeology and historical ecology of San Miguel Island, the westernmost and most isolated of the northern Channel Islands. Detailed faunal, artefact, and other data are woven together in a diachronic analysis that investigates the interplay of social and ecological developments on this unique island. The first to focus solely on San Miguel Island archaeology, this book examines issues ranging from coastal adaptations to emergent cultural complexity to historical ecology and human impacts on ancient environments.
Author : Michael Glassow
Publisher : Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press
ISBN 13 : 1938770536
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (387 download)
Download or read book Exploring Methods of Faunal Analysis written by Michael Glassow and published by Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press. This book was released on 2012-12-31 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How does the practice of archaeology benefit from faunal analysis? Michael Glassow and Terry Joslin's Exploring Methods of Faunal Analysis: Insights from California Archaeology addresses this question. Contributors to this volume demonstrate how faunal remains can be used to elucidate subsistence, settlement, technological systems, economic exchange, social organization, adaptation to variability in resource distribution and abundance, and the impacts of historic land use. The sheer prevalence of faunal remains in California archaeological sites means that most archaeologists working in the state inevitably must give these resources their close attention-and yet methodological challenges remain. The chapters in this thoughtfully edited volume tackle these challenges, providing strategies for identifying and mitigating sample bias and recommending quantitative techniques borrowed from a variety of disciplines. The volume also presents examples that illustrate the use of faunal data to test hypotheses derived from microeconomic theory, the applicability of bone and shell chemistry to faunal analysis, and the relevance of faunal data to addressing issues in biology.
Author : Noel D. Justice
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780253108821
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (88 download)
Download or read book Stone Age Spear and Arrow Points of the Southwestern United States written by Noel D. Justice and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2002-05-23 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The American Southwest is the focus for this volume in Noel Justice's series of reference works that survey, describe, and categorize the projectile point and cutting tools used in prehistory by Native American peoples. Written for archaeologists and amateur collectors alike, the book describes over 50 types of stone arrowhead and spear points according to period, culture, and region. With the knowledge of someone trained to fashion projectile points with techniques used by the Indians, Justice describes how the points were made, used, and re-sharpened. His detailed drawings illustrate the way the Indians shaped their tools, what styles were peculiar to which regions, and how the various types can best be identified. There are hundreds of drawings, organized by type cluster and other identifying characteristics. The book also includes distribution maps and color plates that will further aid the researcher or collector in identifying specific periods, cultures, and projectile types.
Author : Terry L Jones
Publisher : Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press
ISBN 13 : 1950446093
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (54 download)
Download or read book Central California Coastal Prehistory written by Terry L Jones and published by Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press. This book was released on 1995-12-31 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 1008 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (555 download)
Download or read book Imperial Project, Open-Pit Precious Metal Mining Operation Utilizing Heap Leach Processes, Imperial County written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 1008 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Brian Anthony Ramos
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Total Pages : 658 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (61 download)
Download or read book Prehistoric Obsidian Quarry Use and Technological Change in the Western Great Basin written by Brian Anthony Ramos and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 658 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prehistoric obsidian quarries in the western Great Basin show peak levels of use ca. 3150-1350 B.P. immediately followed by sharp declines in overall volume and a shift away from biface production. The models developed to explain this pattern either view quarry use as part of a trans-Sierra Nevada luxury exchange network with central and southern California populations as primary consumers, or as utilitarian toolstone procurement responding to western Great Basin settlement patterns and mobility. Obsidian hydration dates obtained on artifacts systematically collected from the Truman/Queen source demonstrates a history of use similar to other sources, suggesting that regional changes in western Great Basin obsidian quarry use was not the result of trans-Sierra Nevada exchange because Truman/Queen obsidian is virtually absent west of the Sierra Nevada. The results of this study also indicate that models that emphasize mobility as the primary conditioner of lithic technology are also inadequate. First order determinants of technology are most likely subsistence related and based on the ability of a specific tool form to contribute to subsistence return rates by reducing resource handling time. Differential mobility likely contributes to technology in a lesser way, affecting decisions regarding degrees of processing, such as biface stage, primary and secondary reduction loci, but not ultimately tool form.
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Total Pages : 462 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Journal of California and Great Basin Anthropology written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ayse Naside Taskiran
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 604 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)
Download or read book Flaked-stone Technological Organization on the Channel Islands, California written by Ayse Naside Taskiran and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Trudy Doelman
Publisher : British Archaeological Reports Oxford Limited
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Time to Quarry written by Trudy Doelman and published by British Archaeological Reports Oxford Limited. This book was released on 2008 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study of Late Holocene stone quarrying in NSW aims to shed light on the strategies used to organise stone procurement. It comprises a detailed spatial and technological analysis of quarries and occupation sites, and also compares the role of quarried and non-quarried stone in the organization of lithic technology.
