Palaeolithic

ISBN: 9781438433660
Published by : State University of New York Press
Drawing on archaeological data from recent excavations at Verberie and in the Paris basin, this book aims to shed life on domestic life during the Upper Palaeolithic. The first group of essays and reports look at the technology and demographic ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781607321354
Published by : University of Colorado Press
Stone tools are the most durable and common type of archaeological remain and one of the most important sources of information about behaviors of early hominins. Contributors focus on the multiple ways in which archaeologists can investigate th... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9786055607265
Published by : Zero Produksiyon Ltd (ege yayinlari)
The Yarimburgaz Cave on the coast of the Sea of Marmara yielded limited initial Palaeolithic results during 1986 excavation, which were investigated more throughly from 1988-1990 by the authors of this volume. These excavations abundant and div... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781906120559
Published by : Two Ravens Press
This engaging book, written with all the flair which Steven Mithens wide readership have come to expect, is an unusual prospect as archaeological works go - as much memoir as monograph. Mithen focuses on one aspect of his archaeological career... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407306841
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
This study reexamines the ideas of Saxe and Goldstein on territoriality amongst hunter-gatherers. Detailed case studies from North Africa and Scandinavia are used to explore the idea that cemeteries could, through funerary rituals, be used to l... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407306971
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
This volume presents a detailed case study of lithic assemblages in northern Spain. The author discusses variability of technical processes over a long period of time, taking into account raw material collection and the influence of stone qual... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789087281069
Published by : Leiden University Press
This work is the first thorough account of the Greek Lower Palaeolithic period to appear in the scholarly literature. With its fieldwork-based, geoarchaeological approach, this book is of interest not only to scholars and students of prehistori... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781902937533
Published by : McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
Series: MCDONALD INSTITUTE MONOGRAPHS
The Palaeolithic is the only period in archaeology that can be studied globally. In the last half century one prehistorian, Sir Paul Mellars, has changed the shape and direction of such studies, adding immeasurably to what we know about humanit... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781842173831
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: AMERICAN SCHOOL OF PREHISTORIC RESEARCH MONOGRAPH
Alexander Marshack single-handedly revolutionized the field of Paleolithic art research.
His astounding photographs of portable art objects caused us to see them with fresh eyes,
to ask new questions, and to understand their technology a... .... Learn More