Author : Mirosław Masojć
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 21,42 MB
Release : 2016-07-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1784913804
This book is devoted to flintworking encountered in the so-called cult houses and ritual zones from the Late Bronze Age in southern Scandinavia, where thousands of barrows were built in the period from the Neolithic to the end of the Early Bronze Age
Author : Dagmara H. Werra
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 16,20 MB
Release : 2018-02-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1784917737
A collection of forty-six papers papers in honour of Professor Jacek Lech, compiled in recognition of his research and academic career as well as his inquiry into the study of prehistoric flint mining, Neolithic flint tools (and beyond), and the history of archaeology.
Author : Françoise Bostyn
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Page : 522 pages
File Size : 19,44 MB
Release : 2023-11-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1803272228
This volume offers a review of major flint mines dating from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age. The 18 articles were contributed by archaeologists from Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Sweden, using the same framework to propose a uniform view of the mining phenomenon.
Author : Anders Högberg
Publisher : British Archaeological Reports Oxford Limited
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 26,40 MB
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN :
This volume examines the large flint knife blade asking why these artefacts were so common in the late Bronze Age of southern Scandinavia, a time which is supposed to be characterised by the transition from bronze to iron technology.
Author : Françoise Bostyn
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 26,82 MB
Release : 2021-02-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1789697123
Presents papers from Parts 1 and 2 of Session XXXIII of the 18th UISPP World Congress (Paris, June 2018). The first part, 'Siliceous rocks: procurement and distribution systems', looks at production systems and the diffusion of mining products, while the second, 'Flint mines and chipping floors...', focuses on knapping activities.
Author : Sharon Gonen
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 27,37 MB
Release : 2017-02-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1784915394
This proceedings volume gathers papers, abstracts and posters from the 20th (1) symposium: Suyanggae and Her Neighbours, which took place from 21–28 June 2015 in Haifa, Israel.
Author : Anders Högberg
Publisher :
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 42,56 MB
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN :
In Scandinavia as elsewhere, cryptocrystalline rocks such as flint were an integral part of peoples' lives during prehistory. Knowledge about flint, its properties, its uses, and its many names, was no doubt transmitted through the generations as part of everyday life. As archaeologists, we are interested in how prehistoric people dealt with flint and what they might have seen as the strengths and weaknesses of the various kinds of flint available. But in order to answer such questions it is necessary that we are able to talk to each other about flint in an informed and informative manner. Scandinavian Flint proposes a classification into 17 types for use by archaeologists. Flint types are described and evaluated in terms of knappability, limitations posed by nodule size, and prehistoric availability, rather than in terms of morphogenesis or chemical composition. Flint formation, geographic distribution of flint sources in Scandinavia, provenience studies, and patination are discussed in detail. Scandinavian Flint is a useful guide for archaeologists working with flint.
Author : Christopher Prescott
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 39,59 MB
Release : 1991
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Michael D. Stafford
Publisher :
Page : 606 pages
File Size : 22,19 MB
Release : 1995
Category :
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Author : Neil Asher Silberman
Publisher :
Page : 2130 pages
File Size : 14,76 MB
Release : 2012-11
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0199735786
The second edition of The Oxford Companion to Archaeology is a thoroughly up-to-date resource with new entries exploring the many advances in the field since the first edition published in 1996. In 700 entries, the second edition provides thorough coverage to historical archaeology, the development of archaeology as a field of study, and the way the discipline works to explain the past. In addition to these theoretical entries, other entries describe the major excavations, discoveries, and innovations, from the discovery of the cave paintings at Lascaux to the deciphering of Egyptian hieroglyphics and the use of luminescence dating. Recent developments in methods and analytical techniques which have revolutionized the ways excavations are performed are also covered; as well as new areas within archeology, such as cultural tourism; and major new sites which have expanded our understanding of prehistory and human developments through time. In addition to significant expansion, first-edition entries have been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the progress that has been made in the last decade and a half.
