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Stone Knapping
Valentine Roux
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Description for Stone Knapping
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How were early stone tools made, and what can they tell us about the development of human cognition? This question lies at the basis of archaeological research on human origins and evolution, and the present volume fulfils a growing need among advanced students and researchers working in this field. The individual chapters by a range of leading international scholars approach stone knapping from a multidisciplinary perspective that embraces psychology, physiology, behavioural biology and primatology as well as archaeology. The skills and behaviour of humans and their primate relatives are key parts ... Read more
How were early stone tools made, and what can they tell us about the development of human cognition? This question lies at the basis of archaeological research on human origins and evolution, and the present volume fulfils a growing need among advanced students and researchers working in this field. The individual chapters by a range of leading international scholars approach stone knapping from a multidisciplinary perspective that embraces psychology, physiology, behavioural biology and primatology as well as archaeology. The skills and behaviour of humans and their primate relatives are key parts ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research United Kingdom
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
Number of Pages
275
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781902937342
SKU
V9781902937342
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99-3
About Valentine Roux
Valentine Roux is Director of Research at the CNRS (National Centre for Scientific Research) and has conducted research on both present-day and past societies in India and the Near East with a particular interest in technological studies. She is the author of The Potter's Wheel: Craft Specialization and Technical Competence (1989). Blandine Bril is Professor of Psychology at the Ecole ... Read more
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