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Ground Stone Analysis: A Technological Approach
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Description for Ground Stone Analysis: A Technological Approach
Paperback. An updated edition of the essential reference for the study of ground stone artifacts Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: HDL; HDW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 560.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Utah Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
334
Place of Publication
Salt Lake City, United States
ISBN
9781607812739
SKU
V9781607812739
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About Adams
Jenny L. Adams is a research archaeologist with Desert Archaeology, Inc., Tucson, Arizona.
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