Tracing Traces from Present to Past : a Functional Analysis of Pre-Columbian Shell and Stone Artefacts from Anse la Gourde and Morel, Guadeloupe, FWI.
Unique study of the possibilities of functional analysis on shell implements, sheds light on the choices made in the past on tool use and the utilisation of different raw materials.
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| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam :
Amsterdam University Press,
2007
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| Series: | Archaeological studies Leiden University.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Preface ; 1. Introduction ; 2. Functional Analysis
- Methods and Techniques ; 3. The processing of raw materials: ethnohistorical, ethnographical, archaeological and experimental data ; 4. Anse a la Gourde ; 5. Morel; 6. Towards an integral approach in the Lesser Antilles; References ; Appendix 1: Code list use wear traces ; Appendix 2: Shell artefact description, variables and possible entries ; Samenvattin (Dutch summary) ; List of figures ; List of tables ; List of appendices.
