Flint in focus : lithic biographies in the Neolithic and Bronze Age / Annelou van Gijn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gijn, Annelou L. van, 1954- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Stone implements--Netherlands.

Stone implements.

Antiquities, Prehistoric--Netherlands.

Antiquities, Prehistoric.

Neolithic period--Netherlands.

Neolithic period.

Bronze age--Netherlands.

Bronze age.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (318 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden, [Netherlands] : Sidestone Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The biographies of flint objects reveal their various and changing roles in prehistoric life. Using raw material sourcing, technological analysis, experimental archaeology, microwear and residue studies the author tells the story of flint from the Early Neolithic to its virtual demise in the Late Bronze and Early Iron Age, incorporating data from settlements, burials and hoards from the region of the present-day Netherlands. This richly illustrated book shows the way flint functioned in daily life, how simple domestic tools became ritualized, how flint was used to negotiate change and how the biography of flint objects was related to personhood.

Contents:

List of tables and figures; Use-wear symbols; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction; 1.1 The scope of the study; 1.2 The materiality of flint; 1.3 The concept of function and 'the use' of use-wear analysis; 1.4 Spatial and chronological framework; 1.5 Research objectives; 1.6 Structure of the book; The biography of flint tools: methods of study; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The 'conception' of the tool: determining the raw material; 2.2.1 Introduction; 2.2.2 Flint sources within the territory of the Netherlands; 2.2.3 Imported flint from Belgium and France

2.2.4 The choice and procurement of raw material: social implications2.3 The 'birth' of the tool: technological and typo-morphological analysis; 2.3.1 Technological properties; 2.3.2 Typo-morphology ; 2.4 The life of the object: functional analysis; 2.4.1 Introduction; 2.4.2 The methods of use-wear and residue analysis; 2.4.3 Experiments; 2.4.4 Problems of interpretation; 2.5 Contextualizing the data; Introducing the databases: selection, chronology and source criticism ; 3.1 Selection; 3.2 The databases; 3.3 Representativity; 3.3.1 Introduction; 3.3.2 Flint tools and the technological system

3.3.3 Taphonomical processes affecting flint surfaces3.3.4 Sites studied: chronological context and coverage; 3.4 Conclusion ; Flint and food ; 4.1 Introduction; 4.1.1 Food as a social issue; 4.1.2 Flint and its role in food getting technology ; 4.1.3 Differentiating subsistence from craft tools ; 4.2 Hunting; 4.2.1 Introduction and experimentation; 4.2.2 The archaeological evidence for hunting with flint points in the wetlands; 4.2.3 The archaeological evidence for hunting with flint points in the Pleistocene uplands; 4.2.4 Flint points and hunting; 4.3 Fishing; 4.4 Butchering

4.5 The collection of wild plants4.6 Harvesting and processing of cereals; 4.6.1 Introduction and experimentation; 4.6.2 The sickles of the farmers in the uplands; 4.6.3 Sickles in the wetlands; 4.7 Food preparation; 4.8 Conclusions; Flint and craft; 5.1 Introduction ; 5.1.1 Crafts: some pertinent issues; 5.1.2 Toolkits; 5.2 Hide processing; 5.2.1 Introduction; 5.2.2 Hide processing stages; 5.2.3 Archaeological visibility; 5.2.4 Hide working in the Dutch Neolithic and Bronze Age; 5.3 Plant-based crafts; 5.3.1 Introduction; 5.3.2 Processing fibres from plants and bast

5.3.3 Cordage and basketry5.3.4 Wickerwork ; 5.3.5 The role of flint tools in plant-based craft activities in the Neolithic and Bronze Age; 5.4 Wood working; 5.4.1 Introduction; 5.4.2 Wood working traces in the Dutch Neolithic and Bronze Age; 5.4.3 The importance of wood working; 5.5 Bone and antler tool manufacturing; 5.5.1 Introduction; 5.5.2 Bone tool production techniques; 5.5.3 Antler tool production techniques; 5.5.4 Bone and antler working traces on archaeological flint tools through time; 5.5.5 Conclusion; 5.6 Ornament making; 5.6.1 The significance of ornaments

5.6.2 The role of flint in ornament making

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-8890-345-X