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1 online resource (xii, 194 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Geoarchaeological prospecting and Palaeolithic exploitation strategies of the Bajocien flints in Haut-Quercy, France = Prospection géoarchéologique et stratégies d'exploitation paléolithiques des silex bajociens du Haut-Quercy, France / Laurent Bruxelles [and others] -- Chalos type flint : Exploitation and distribution of a lithologic tracer during the upper palaeolithic, southern France = Diffusion et exploitation d'un traceur lithologique au cours du Paléolithique supérieur dans le sud de la France : l'exemple du type Chalosse / Pierre Chalard [and others] -- Neolithic axe quarries and flint mines : towards an ethnography of prehistoric extraction / Peter Topping -- Systems of raw material procurement and supply in the Neolithic of northern Thrace during the seventh to fifth millennia BC / Ivan Gatsov -- Conservation of ancient stone quarry landscapes in Egypt / Per Storemyr [and others] -- Dorset palaeoeskimo quarrying techniques and the production of little pots at Fleur de Lys, Newfoundland / John C. Erwin -- Geochemical signature of Mistassini quartzite and Ramah chert artfacts and quarries, Québec/Labrador, Canada / David LeBlanc, Isabelle Duval and Jean-François -- Extraction, reduction, and production at the late Paleoindian chert quarry in eastern Québec / Adrian L. Burke -- Why did Palaeo-Indians select the Sheguiandah site? : An evaluation of quarrying and quartzite material selection based on petrographic analysis of core artefacts / Patrick J. Julig and Darrel Long -- The life and history of prehistoric quarry extraction tools excavated from the Skene Motion and Workshop, Hartford Basin, Champlain Valley, New York, USA / Philip C. LaPorta, Scott A. Minchak and Margaret Brewer-LaPorta -- Subsistence activities at quarries and quarry-related workshops : testing the Holmes and Bryan alternatives with blades from the Gault Site, Central Texas, USA / Scott A. Minchak -- The organisation of lithic procurement at Silver Mound, Wisconsin : source of Hixton silicified sandstone / Dillon Carr and Robert Boszhardt -- Close to home? : Pipestone Quarry utilisation in the mid-continental United States / Sarah U. Wisseman [and others] -- Pen Pits, New Grange and progress in the archaeology of extraction / David Field |
| Summary |
Fourteen papers explore a range of issues relating to prehistoric extraction sites, including ethnography, geochemical signatures, the application of neutron activation analysis, exploitation of erratics, excavation, survey and conservation. Topics include quernstone extraction, use of hammers, stages of extraction, geographical and social contexts, changing social regimes, the ritualised nature of journeys to quarry sites, study of petrofabrics, and the effects of joint and cleavage on quarrying practice. Two contributions are in French with extended summaries in English.-- Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
"This volume has its origins in a series of meetings on prehistoric mines and quarries held at the Society for American Archaeology Annual Symposium in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 2006"--Preface |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-194) |
| Notes |
Text primarily in English, with two contributions in French |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Mines and mineral resources, Prehistoric -- Congresses
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Mining.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Archaeology.
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Mines and mineral resources, Prehistoric
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proceedings (reports)
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Conference papers and proceedings
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Actes de congrès.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Brewer-LaPorta, Margaret, editor.
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Burke, Adrian L., 1965- editor.
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Field, David, 1950- editor.
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Society for American Archaeology. Annual Meeting (71st : 2006 : San Juan, P.R.)
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| LC no. |
2010281453 |
| ISBN |
9781842178782 |
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1842178784 |
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9781299485037 |
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1299485030 |
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