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- ISBN: 9781405168373 | 1405168374
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 4/27/2009
The procurement and reduction of lithic raw materials are widely considered to be primary means of unravelling fundamental aspects of group mobility and settlement patterns. Studies have expanded to encompass regional conceptualizations that, when combined with refined paleoenvironmental data, present powerful statements on Paleolithic natural and social landscapes and on modern conceptions of cultural change.The papers in this volume reflect the most recent research on major issues such as assessing the complexities of geologic attributions for specific materials; evaluating the relevance of lithic reduction to questions of mobility and landscape utilization, and identifying cognative and social dimensions within lithic material patterns.