This practical volume does not intend to replace a mentor but acts as areadily accessible guide to the basic tools of lithic analysis that aresearcher can consu... » 

This practical volume does not intend to replace a mentor but acts as areadily accessible guide to the basic tools of lithic analysis that aresearcher can consult. Some focuses of the manual include History of stonetool research Procurement manufacture and function Assemblagevariability. This manual also includes text boxes bringing basic terms andinformation to the attention of the researcher. Lithic Analysis will be anincomparable source for academic archaeologists cultural resource and heritagemanagement archaeologists government heritage agencies and upperlevelundergraduate and graduate students of archaeology focused on the prehistoricperiod. TOCPreface. Acknowledgments. 1 History Of Stone Tool Research. 2Procurement. 3 Tool Manufacture. 4 Assemblage Variability. 5 ToolFunction. 6 Encountering Prehistoric Behavior. Index. «