The exploitation of raw materials in prehistory : sourcing, processing and distribution / edited by Telmo Pereira, Xavier Terradas and Nuno Bicho.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Pereira, Telmo, editor.

Terradas, Xavier, editor.

Bicho, Nuno Ferreira, editor.

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Conference Name:

Raw Materials Exploitation in Prehistory: sourcing, processing and distribution (2016 : Algarve, Portugal)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Archaeology.

Archaeology--Methodology.

Physical Description:

xxx, 626 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2017.

Summary:

This collection presents state-of-the-art approaches to the use of inorganic raw materials in the period known as prehistory. It focuses on stone-tools, adornments, colorants and pottery from Europe, America and Africa. The chapters intimately merge archaeology, anthropology, geology, geography, physics and chemistry to reconstruct past human behaviour, economy, technology, ecology, cognition, territory and social complexity. The book represents a framework of raw material investigation for those working in science, regardless of the time period, region of the world or materials they are studying. Book jacket.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Flint Outcrops and Behavioral Flexibility: Testing the Hypothesis of Recycling Acheulian Handaxes at the Middle Paleolithic Workshop Giv'at Rabi East, Lower Galilee, Israel / Alla Yaroshevich Yaroshevich, Alla, Maayan Shemer Shemer, Maayan 1

Chapter 2 Raw Material Diversity, Availability and Sourcing in the River Lis Basin, Central Portugal / Telmo Pereira Pereira, Telmo, Eduardo Paixão Paixão, Eduardo, Vânia Carvalho Carvalho, Vânia, Susana Carvalho Carvalho, Susana, Telmo Gomes Gomes, Telmo 15

Chapter 3 Quarrying as a Socio-Political Strategy at the Mesolithic-Neolithic Transition in Southern Norway / Astrid J. Nyland Nyland, Astrid J. 30

Chapter 4 An Analysis of the Use of Quarries and Workshops by Late Prehistoric People in Western Pennsylvania / Beverly A. Chiarulli Chiarulli, Beverly A. 46

Chapter 5 Identifying Iron-Rich Raw Material Sources with a Multi-Technique Approach: Some Analytical Problems Detected in the Case Study of a Prehistoric Mine-Cave From Southern Italy / Luca A. Dimuccio Dimuccio, Luca A., Ana M. Amado Amado, Ana M., Luís A. E. Batista De Carvalho Carvalho, Luís A. E. Batista De, Felice Larocca Larocca, Felice 62

Chapter 6 Neolithic Flint Quarries on Montvell (Catalan Pre-Pyrenees, NE Iberia) / Xavier Terradas Terradas, Xavier, David Ortega Ortega, David, Dioscorides Marín Marín, Dioscorides, Alba Masclans Masclans, Alba, Carles Roqué Roqué, Carles 77

Chapter 7 Domoszló: Grinding Stone and Millstone Production Centre in Hungary / Bálint Péterdi Péterdi, Bálint, Katalin T. Biró Biró, Katalin T., Zoltán Tóth Tóth, Zoltán 90

Chapter 8 The Use of Non-Destructive Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis (EDXRF) for Sourcing Flint in Northern Europe: Progress to Date and Prospects for the Future / Deborah Olausson Olausson, Deborah, Anders Högberg Högberg, Anders, Richard E. Hughes Hughes, Richard E. 98

Chapter 9 Near Infrared Imaging Spectroscopy for Raw Materials Characterization: The Example of a Mesolithic Dwelling Site in Northern Sweden / Claudia Sciuto Sciuto, Claudia, Johan Linderholm Linderholm, Johan, Paul Geladi Geladi, Paul 113

Chapter 10 Siliceous Raw Material Sources at La Sierrita De Ticul, Yucatan, Mexico: A First Approach of Lithic Procurement During Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene in the Maya Lowlands / Maria Alejandra Espinosa Espinosa, Maria Alejandra, Gabriela Armentano Armentano, Gabriela 121

Chapter 11 Terrain Difficulty as a Relevant Proxy for Objectifying Mobility Patterns and Economic Behaviour in the Aurignacian of the Middle Danube Region: The Case of Stratzing-Galgenberg (Austria) / Luc Moreau Moreau, Luc, Guido Heinz Heinz, Guido, Anja Cramer Cramer, Anja, Michael Brandl Brandl, Michael, Oliver Schmitsberger Schmitsberger, Oliver, Christine Neugebauer-Maresch Neugebauer-Maresch, Christine 134

Chapter 12 Chert Chemical Composition Analysis for Geoarchaeological Application / Liga Zarina Zarina, Liga, Valdis Seglins Seglins, Valdis 148

Chapter 13 Preliminary Geochemical Results (ICP-MS) of Flint Debitage from an Extensive Paleolithic and Neolithic/Chalcolithic Extraction and Reduction Complex in the Eastern Galilee, Israel / Meir Finkel Finkel, Meir, Ran Barkai Barkai, Ran, Avi Gopher Gopher, Avi, Ofir Tirosh Tirosh, Ofir, Erez Ben-Yosef Ben-Yosef, Erez 161

Chapter 14 The Zambujal's Arrowheads: A Petroarchaeologic Approach to Flint's Provenance Determination / Patrícia Jordão Jordão, Patrícia, Nuno Pimentel Pimentel, Nuno 174

Chapter 15 Testing a New Methodological Approach to Define the Use of Dolerite Outcrops for Prehistoric Tools Production in Mediterranean Iberia / Teresa Orozco Köhler Köhler, Teresa Orozco, Gianni Gallello Gallello, Gianni 191

Chapter 16 "Where does your Saddle Quern come from?" Grinding in the Contemporary Province of Limburg (BE) during the Iron Age / Else Hartoch Hartoch, Else, Tatjana Gluhak Gluhak, Tatjana, Roland Dreesen Dreesen, Roland, Eric Goemaere Goemaere, Eric 205

Chapter 17 What For These Blades? Flint Blades Production and Circulation in Final Neolithic Sardinia / Barbara Melosu Melosu, Barbara, Carlo Lugliè Lugliè, Carlo 222

Chapter 18 Siliceous Raw Material Exploitation at Hort De La Boquera Site (Margalef De Montsant, Tarragona, España): First Results from La-Icp-Ms Analysis / Maria Rey-Solé Rey-Solé, Maria, Anders Scherstén Scherstén, Anders, Tomas Naeraa Naeraa, Tomas, Deborah Olausson Olausson, Deborah, Xavier Mangado Mangado, Xavier 234

Chapter 19 Compositional Analysis on Lithic Beads: The Case of the Lower Paraná Wetland, Argentina / Natacha Buc Buc, Natacha, Romina Silvestre Silvestre, Romina, Alejandro Acosta Acosta, Alejandro, Daniel Loponte Loponte, Daniel 250

Chapter 20 Flint Variability in a Cardial Context: A Preliminary Evaluation by Portable X-Ray Fluorescence of Artefacts from Cerradinho do Ginete (Portugal) / António Faustino Carvalho Carvalho, António Faustino, Telmo Pereira Pereira, Telmo 265

Chapter 21 Flint Procurement and Transportation in the Middle Paleolithic in the North-Eastern Coast of Azov Sea (Preliminary Results) / Ekaterina V. Doronicheva Doronicheva, Ekaterina V., Andrey G. Nedomolkin Nedomolkin, Andrey G., Marianna A. Kulkova Kulkova, Marianna A., Marina V. Gerasimenko Gerasimenko, Marina V. 284

Chapter 22 Long Distance Obsidian Distribution and the Organisation of Palaeolithic Societies / Theodora Moutsiou Moutsiou, Theodora 305

Chapter 23 Raw Lithic Material Reservoirs or "Cache" Record in the Ecotonal Humid Dry Pampean Area, Argentina, as a Strategy for Supply and Territorial Marking / Fernando Oliva Oliva, Fernando 320

Chapter 24 Chert Acquisition in the Final Upper Palaeolithic and Mesolithic: Territory Contraction in Southwestern France? / Guilhem Constans Constans, Guilhem 336

Chapter 25 Alpine Jades: From Scientific Analysis to Neolithic Know-How / Pierre Pétrequin Pétrequin, Pierre, Anne-Marie Pétrequin Pétrequin, Anne-Marie, Estelle Gauthier Gauthier, Estelle, Alison Sheridan Sheridan, Alison 354

Chapter 26 Site Catchment Analysis and Human Behaviour during the Upper Palaeolithic in the Cantabrian Region. Coímbre Cave (Asturias, Spain) as a Case Study / María De Andrés-Herrero Andrés-Herrero, María De, David Álvarez-Alonso Álvarez-Alonso, David, Álvaro Arrizabalaga Arrizabalaga, Álvaro, Daniel Becker Becker, Daniel, Gerd-Christian Weniger Weniger, Gerd-Christian, José Yravedra Yravedra, José 368

Chapter 27 A Spatial Approach to the Study of Competition between Toolstones in Specific Regional Contexts / Gustavo Barrientos Barrientos, Gustavo, Luciana Catella Catella, Luciana 382

Chapter 28 Distinguish the Similar: The Chemical Composition of Mineral Inclusions in the Ceramic Pastes as Tracer of the Source of Raw Materials / Benjamin Gehres Gehres, Benjamin, Guirec Querré Querré, Guirec 400

Chapter 29 The Technology of Neolithic Pottery North and South of the Western Carpathians / Slawomir Kadrow Kadrow, Slawomir, Anna Rauba-Bukowska Rauba-Bukowska, Anna 414

Chapter 30 Technological Diversity of the Early Neolithic Pottery of the Muge Shellmiddens (Portugal): The Case Study of Cabeço da Amoreira / Ruth Taylor Taylor, Ruth, Daniel García Rivero Rivero, Daniel García, João Cascalheira Cascalheira, João, Nuno Bicho Bicho, Nuno 432

Chapter 31 Pottery for the Dead: Exploring Raw Material Exploitation in the Pottery of Can Gambús-1 (Sabadell, Catalonia) / Miriam Cubas Cubas, Miriam, Miguel Ángel Sánchez Carro Carro, Miguel Ángel Sánchez, Jordi Roig Roig, Jordi, Joan Manuel Coll Rieratt Rieratt, Joan Manuel Coll, Juan Gibaja Gibaja, Juan 449

Chapter 32 Raw Materials and their Use in the Making of Pottery from Basagain (Basque Country, Spain): Archaeological and Experimental Research / Judit López De Heredia Heredia, Judit López De, Javier Peña Poza Poza, Javier Peña, Juan Félix Conde Moreno Moreno, Juan Félix Conde, Fernando Agua Martínez Martínez, Fernando Agua, Manuel García-Heras García-Heras, Manuel 463

Chapter 33 Technological and Functional Identification of Cooking Slabs: Evidence from the Bronze Age Pile Dwelling Settlement of Grotta di Pertosa (Salerno, Southern Italy) / Delia Carloni Carloni, Delia, Felice Larocca Larocca, Felice, Levi Sara Tiziana Tiziana, Levi Sara, Valentina Cannavò Cannavò, Valentina 477

Chapter 34 Investigating the Source of Blue Color in Neolithic Beads from Barcin Höyük, Nw Turkey / Ayse Bursali Bursali, Ayse, Hadi Özbal Özbal, Hadi, Rana Özbal Özbal, Rana, Gülsu Simsek Simsek, Gülsu, Baris Yagci Yagci, Baris, Ceren Yilmaz Akkaya Akkaya, Ceren Yilmaz, Emma Baysal Baysal, Emma 492

Chapter 35 Neolithic Materials and Materiality in the Foothills of the Zagros Mountains / Amy Richardson Richardson, Amy 506

Chapter 36 The Bead-Maker's Toolkit: The Circulation of Drilling Technologies and Gemstones in the "Middle Asian Interaction Sphere" / Federica Lume Pereira Pereira, Federica Lume, Giuseppe Guida Guida, Giuseppe, Ulrike Müller Müller, Ulrike, Massimo Vidale Vidale, Massimo 520

Chapter 37 The Sources of Some Obsidian Beads Found at Kish, Southern Iraq / Stuart Campbell Campbell, Stuart, Elizabeth Henley Henley, Elizabeth 538

Chapter 38 Prehistoric Pigments in the Hungarian National Museum / Katalin T. Biró Biró, Katalin T., Tamás Váczi Váczi, Tamás 549

Chapter 39 The Geo-Mineralogical Approach in Ochre Provenance Studies / Giovanni Cavallo Cavallo, Giovanni, Maria Pia Riccardi Riccardi, Maria Pia, Roberto Zorzin Zorzin, Roberto 560

Chapter 40 Iron Oxide Artefacts in Late Prehistoric Corsica: Towards a Physico-Chemical Characterisation / Marylyne Lambert Lambert, Marylyne, Robin Skates Skates, Robin, François-Xavier Le Bourdonnec Bourdonnec, François-Xavier Le, Stéphan Dubernet Dubernet, Stéphan, Kewin Peche-Quilichini Peche-Quilichini, Kewin, Hélène Paolini-Saez Paolini-Saez, Hélène, Jean Louis Milanini Milanini, Jean Louis, Yannick Lefrais Lefrais, Yannick 572

Chapter 41 Finding Chemical and Physical Evidence of Heat Treatment of Ochre by Using Non-Destructive Methods: A Preliminary Study / Marine Wojcieszak Wojcieszak, Marine, Tammy Hodgskiss Hodgskiss, Tammy, Lyn Wadley Wadley, Lyn 587

Chapter 42 Experimental Implications for Flint Heat Treatment at Hasankeyf Höyük / Osamu Maeda Maeda, Osamu 601

Chapter 43 Mechanical Experiments to Test Quartzite vs Chert Edge Reduction / Telmo Pereira Pereira, Telmo, João Marreiros Marreiros, João, Eduardo Paixão Paixão, Eduardo, Rui Martins Martins, Rui 613.

Notes:

This book contains some of the studies presented in the meeting: Raw Materials Exploitation in Prehistory: sourcing, processing and distribution held in March 2016, at the University of Algarve, Portugal.

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781443895972

1443895970

OCLC:

992519379

Publisher Number:

99974041667