Prehistoric Quarries and Lithic Production

by Barbara A. Purdy and Jonathon E. Ericson

Book Overview

This book was originally published in 1984. For over a million years rocks provided human beings with the essential raw materials for the production of tools. Nevertheless we still know very little about the behaviour and processes that resulted in the creation of archaeological sites at or near lithic quarries. In the past archaeologists have placed much emphasis on the process of 'exchange' in their analysis of prehistoric economies while largely...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052110923X
• ISBN13: 9780521109239
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.3" x 11.0"