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ISBN
9781607812739
Publisert
2014-01-30
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2. utgave
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University of Utah Press,U.S.
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551 gr
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G, 01
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Engelsk
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Heftet
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334
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Biographical note
Jenny L. Adams is a research archaeologist with Desert Archaeology, Inc., Tucson, Arizona.
Archaeologists define stone artifacts that are altered by or used to alter other items through abrasion, pecking, or polishing as “ground stone”. This includes mortars and pestles, abraders, polishers stones, and hammerstones, and artifacts shaped by abrasion or pecking, such as axes, pipes, figurines, ornaments, and architectural pieces.The first edition of Ground Stone Analysis sparked interest around the world. In the decade following its publication, there have been many advances in scientific technology and developments in ethnographic and experimental research. The second edition incorporates these advances, including examples of international research that have utilized a technological approach to ground stone analysis. This study presents a flexible yet structured method for analysing and classifying stone artifacts. These techniques record important attributes based on design, manufacturing, and use and are applicable to any collection in the world. The methods presented guide quantitative and qualitative assessments of artifacts and assemblages. Recording forms and instructions for completing them will be available on the University of Utah Press’s open access portal at www.UofUpress.com. Ground Stone Analysis is an important, useful reference for any archaeological field worker or student who encounters ground stone artifacts and is interested in learning more about the people who used them.
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List of FiguresList of TablesAcknowledgmentsPart 1. A Foundation for Research1. The GroundworkDetermining FunctionLaying a Foundation for AnalysisClassifying Ground Stone2. Grinding Technology and Technological Analysis Design and ManufactureUseWearUse-Wear AnalysisKinematicsDisuse, or the AfterlifeData CollectionAnswering Research QuestionsAnalysis Strategy3. Resources for Modeling Tool Use and Technological BehaviorPhotographsEthnographyExperimental ReplicationDesigning Experimental ResearchPart 2. Artifact Descriptions4. Abrading, Smoothing, and Polishing ToolsAbraders and SmoothersPolishersHide-Processing Stones5. Grinding and Pulverizing ToolsManos and MetatesMortarsPitted and Cupped StonesPestlesHandstonesNetherstonesGrinding SlabsLapstonesPalettes6. Percussion ToolsHammerstonesPecking StonesChoppersChiselsCrushers and FergolithsPottery AnvilsLithic Anvils7. Hafted Percussion ToolsAxesMaulsPicksAdzesMattocksHoesTchamahias8. Spinning ToolsFire-Drill HearthsSpindle BasesWhorls9. Perforating, Cutting, and Scraping ToolsAwlsReamersTabular ToolsSaws and FilesPlanes10. ParaphernaliaAtlatl PartsBallsBell StonesCruciformsCylinders and Medicine StonesPlummets and WeightsDisksLightning StonesPipes and TubesShaped StonesPigmentsPersonal OrnamentsFigurinesEcofacts11. Containers and Container ClosuresBowls and CensersTraysClosures12. Structural StonesLoomblocksCooking StonesTrivetsFire-Cracked RockAppendix A. General Artifact FormAppendix B. Handstone FormAppendix C. Netherstone FormAppendix D. Hafted Tool FormAppendix E. Grooved Artifact FormAppendix F. Perforated Artifact FormGlossaryReferences CitedIndex
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781607812739
Publisert
2014-01-30
Utgave
2. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
University of Utah Press,U.S.
Vekt
551 gr
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
334
Forfatter