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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463865703321

Titolo

Designing experimental research in archaeology [[electronic resource] ] : examining technology through production and use / / edited by Jeffrey R. Ferguson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boulder, Colo., : University Press of Colorado, c2010

ISBN

1-60732-023-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (281 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

FergusonJeffrey R. <1976->

Disciplina

930.1072

Soggetti

Archaeology - Experiments

Archaeology - Methodology

Archaeology - Research

Material culture - History

Technology - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction / Erik J. Marsh and Jeffrey R. Ferguson -- Understanding ceramic manufacturing technology : the role of experimental archaeology / Karen G. Harry -- Ceramic vessel use and use alteration : insights from experimental archaeology / Margaret E. Beck -- Flake debris and flintknapping experimentation / Philip J. Carr and Andrew P. Bradbury -- Conducting experimental research as a basis for microwear analysis / Douglas B. Bamforth -- Experimental heat alteration of lithic raw materials / Robert J. Jeske, Daniel M. Winkler, and Dustin Blodgett -- Understanding grinding technology through experimentation / Jenny L. Adams -- Retrieving the perishable past : experimentation in fiber artifact studies / Edward A. Jolie and Maxine E. McBrinn -- Weapon trials : the Atlatl and experiments in hunting technology / John Whittaker -- Replicating bone tools and other fauno technologies / Leland C. Bement -- Experimental zooarchaeology : research direction and methods / Patrick M. Lubinski and Brian S. Shaffer.