Craftful Minds / Moiken Hinrichs.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hinrichs, Moiken, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Stone implements--Analysis.

Stone implements.

Daggers, Prehistoric.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Leiden : Sidestone Press, 2024.

Summary:

This book presents a combination of statistical and descriptive methods to enhance an understanding of flint production processes of Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age daggers and sickles.

Contents:

ContentsPreface of the series editorsAcknowledgementsAbstractChapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: A short history of research2.1 Development of flint technology research in general2.2 Research on Late Neolithic bifacial toolsChapter 3: Theory, method and terminology3.1 Theory3.1.1 Technique and technology3.1.2 Transmission of knowledge3.2 Method3.2.1 Experiments in archaeology3.2.2 The recording system3.2.3 Implementation of statistics in the analysisChapter 4: Production sequences in action4.1 Ideal production sequence4.2 Individual working procedures4.2.1 Greg Nunn4.2.2 Andreas Benke4.2.3 Peter Wiking4.3 Observed differences from documentation4.4 Observed differences on knapping products4.5 ConclusionChapter 5: Statistical analysis5.1 The inventories5.2 The raw material5.3 Reconstructing production stages5.4 Technical differences in production5.4.1 Preparation before the strike5.4.2 Tracing differences in the application of techniques5.5 Summarising the analyses5.6 Simulating archaeological assemblages5.6.1 Single-knapper features5.6.2 Single-knapper against pure mixed features5.6.3 Single-knapper against 'messy' mixed features5.6.4 Mixed features5.7 Summing up the resultsChapter 6: Summary and perspective of resultsChapter 7: Summary in German /Deutsche Zusammenfassung7.1 Einleitung7.2 Forschungsgeschichte7.2.1 Generelle Entwicklung von Forschung zur Flinttechnologie7.2.2 Forschung zu spätneolithischen bifaziellen Geräten7.3 Theorie, Methode und Terminologie7.3.1 Theoretischer Hintergrund7.3.2 Methodischer Hintergrund7.4 Produktionssequenzen in Aktion7.4.1 Die Ideale Produktionssequenz7.4.2 Unterschiede in den individuellen Produktionssequenzen7.4.3 Beobachtete Unterschiede an Abschlagsprodukten7.5 Statistische Analyse der Daten7.5.1 Die Inventare7.5.2 Das Rohmaterial7.5.3 Rekonstruktion von Produktionsphasen7.5.4 Technische Unterschiede während der Produktion7.6 Zusammenfassung und Perspektive der ResultateReferencesAppendixGlossary.

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