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Chapter 3 - How to Read Stone Tools

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2020

John J. Shea
John J. Shea
Affiliation:
State University of New York, Stony Brook
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Summary

Much like “reading” animal tracks and signs, reading a stone tool involves examining it and interpreting it in behavioral terms. What kind of rock is it? Is it an artifact and, if so, what kind of artifact? This chapter introduces the methods by which archaeologists answer these questions.

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Prehistoric Stone Tools of Eastern Africa
A Guide
 , pp. 41 - 66
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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  • How to Read Stone Tools
  • John J. Shea
  • Book: Prehistoric Stone Tools of Eastern Africa
  • Online publication: 27 March 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108334969.004
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  • How to Read Stone Tools
  • John J. Shea
  • Book: Prehistoric Stone Tools of Eastern Africa
  • Online publication: 27 March 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108334969.004
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  • How to Read Stone Tools
  • John J. Shea
  • Book: Prehistoric Stone Tools of Eastern Africa
  • Online publication: 27 March 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108334969.004
Available formats
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