Lithics Macroscopic Approaches to Analysis [Paperback]

A completely updated and revised edition of the groundbreaking manual on stone artifact analysis, Lithics.This is a fully updated and revised edition of Lithics, the ground-breaking manual on stone artifact analysis. Designed for students and professional archaeologists, this highly illustrated book explains the fundamental principles of the measurement, recording and analysis of stone tools and stone tools production debris. Introducing the reader to lithic raw materials, classification, terminology and key concepts, the book comprehensively explores methods and techniques, presenting detailed case studies of lithic analysis from around the world. An extensive and expanded glossary makes this book an invaluable reference for all archaeologists.This is a fully updated and revised edition of Lithics, the ground-breaking manual on stone artifact analysis. Designed for students and professional archaeologists, this highly illustrated book explains the fundamental principles of the measurement, recording and analysis of stone tools and stone tools production debris. Introducing the reader to lithic raw materials, classification, terminology and key concepts, the book comprehensively explores methods and techniques, presenting detailed case studies of lithic analysis from around the world. An extensive and expanded glossary makes this book an invaluable reference for all archaeologists.This fully updated and revised edition of William Andrefsky Jr's ground-breaking manual on lithic analysis is designed for students and professional archaeologists. It explains the fundamental principles of the measurement, recording and analysis of stone tools and stone tool production debris. Introducing the reader to lithic raw materials, classification, terminology and key concepts, the volume comprehensively explores methods and techniques, presenting detailed case studies of lithic analysis from around the world. It also examines new emerging techniques and includes a new section onlC$