Lithic Materials and Paleolithic Societies provides adetailed examination of the Paleolithic procurement and utilizationof the most durable material in the worldwide archaeologicalrecord. The volume addresses sites ranging in age from some of theearliest hominin occupations in eastern and southern Africa to latePleistocene and post-Pleistocene occupations in North American andAustralia. The Early Paleolithic in India and the Near East, theMiddle Paleolithic in Europe, and the Late Paleolithic in Europeand eastern Asia are also considered.
The authors include established researchers who provideimportant synthetic statements updated with new information. Recentdata are reported, often by younger scholars who are becomingrespected members of the international research community. Theauthors represent research traditions from nine countries andtherefore provide insight into the scholarly present as well as thePaleolithic past. Attempts are frequently made to relate lithicprocurement and utilization to the organization of societies andeven broader concerns of hominin behaviour. The volume re-evaluatesexisting interpretations- in some instances by updatingprevious work of the authors -and offers provocative newinterpretations that at times call into question some basicassumptions of the Paleolithic.
This book will be invaluable reading for advanced students andresearchers in the fields of palaeolithic archaeology, geoarchaeology, and anthropology.
The authors include established researchers who provideimportant synthetic statements updated with new information. Recentdata are reported, often by younger scholars who are becomingrespected members of the international research community. Theauthors represent research traditions from nine countries andtherefore provide insight into the scholarly present as well as thePaleolithic past. Attempts are frequently made to relate lithicprocurement and utilization to the organization of societies andeven broader concerns of hominin behaviour. The volume re-evaluatesexisting interpretations- in some instances by updatingprevious work of the authors -and offers provocative newinterpretations that at times call into question some basicassumptions of the Paleolithic.
This book will be invaluable reading for advanced students andresearchers in the fields of palaeolithic archaeology, geoarchaeology, and anthropology.
