Aurignacian lithic economy : ecological perspectives from Southwestern France / Brooke S. Blades.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blades, Brooke S.

Series:

Interdisciplinary contributions to archaeology.

Interdisciplinary contributions to archaeology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aurignacian culture--France--Perigord.

Aurignacian culture.

Economics, Prehistoric--France--Perigord.

Economics, Prehistoric.

Périgord (France)--Antiquities.

Périgord (France).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (230 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2002.

Place of Publication:

New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Pub., c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Drawing data from a classic region for Paleolithic research in Europe, this book explores how early modern humans obtained lithic raw materials and analyzes the different utilization patterns for locally available materials compared with those from a greater distance. The author locates these patterns within an ecological context and argues that early modern humans selected specific mobility strategies to accommodate changes in subsistence environments.

Contents:

Environment, Technology, and Mobility

The Aurignacian: Systematics, Geochronology, and Paleoenvironment

Lithic Raw Material Studies in the Périgord

An Analysis of Lithic Economy

Aurignacian Lithic Raw Material Economy

Lithic Economy and Aurignacian Mobility Strategies.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-202) and index.

ISBN:

1-280-20740-X

9786610207404

0-306-47188-4

OCLC:

517810123