Mousterian Lithic Technology

An Ecological Perspective

Steven L. Kuhn (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

224 Seiten

2016
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-63418-0 (ISBN)

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Human beings depend more on technology than any other animal--the use of tools and weapons is vital to the survival of our species. What processes of biocultural evolution led to this unique dependence? Steven Kuhn turns to the Middle Paleolithic (Mousterian) and to artifacts associated with Neanderthals, the most recent human predecessors. His study examines the ecological, economic, and strategic factors that shaped the behavior of Mousterian tool makers, revealing how these hominids brought technological knowledge to bear on the basic problems of survival. Kuhn's main database consists of assemblages of stone artifacts from four caves and a series of open-air localities situated on the western coast of the Italian peninsula. Variations in the ways stone tools were produced, maintained, and discarded demonstrate how Mousterian hominids coped with the problems of keeping mobile groups supplied with the artifacts and raw materials they used on a daily basis. Changes through time in lithic technology were closely tied to shifting strategies for hunting and collecting food.
Some of the most provocative findings of this study stem from observations about the behavioral flexibility of Mousterian populations and the role of planning in foraging and technology. Originally published in 1995. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

List of FiguresList of TablesPrefaceAcknowledgmentsCh. 1Neandertals and the Mousterian3Ch. 2Technology, Foraging, and Land Use: A Strategic Approach18Ch. 3Archaeology and Environment in West-Central Italy: Background to Research38Ch. 4Core Reduction Technology81Ch. 5Lithic Raw Material Economy124Ch. 6Implications and Conclusions157References Cited185Index205

Erscheinungsdatum	27.05.2016
Reihe/Serie	Princeton Legacy Library
Zusatzinfo	4 halftones 58 line drawings 50 tables
Verlagsort	New Jersey
Sprache	englisch
Maße	203 x 254 mm
Gewicht	680 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Humanbiologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-691-63418-1 / 0691634181
ISBN-13	978-0-691-63418-0 / 9780691634180
Zustand	Neuware