Stone artefact production and exchange among the northern Lesser Antilles / Sebastiaan Knippenberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Knippenberg, Sebastiaan, 1970-

Series:

Archaeological studies Leiden University; 13

Archaeological Studies Leiden University, 13 ; v.No. 13

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Archaeology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (383 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden : Leiden University Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This archaeological study reconstructs Pre-Columbian exchange networks in the Lesser Antilles based on lithic artefact distributions among the different islands.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction and research Objectives; 2. Raw material sources and rock characterisation; 3. Lithic analysis; 4. Acquisition and lithic reduction at the source: Long Island; 5. Stone acquisition and working at habitation sites; 6. Production, distribution and exchange; 7. Inter-island relationships; Appendix A: Chert and flint sources; Appendix B: Hughes Bay flint scatter, Antigua; Appendix C: Geo-chemical analysis and data; Appendix D: Attribute analysis of lithic artefacts; Appendix E: Mesh siza and sample size bias; Appendix F: Archaeological sites and related lithic sample; References; Samenvatting (Dutch Summary); Curriculum Vitae

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 351-371).

ISBN:

1-281-99131-7

9786611991319

90-485-0495-3

OCLC:

476250584