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The Obsidian Evidence for the Scale of Social Life during the Palaeolithic
Theodora Moutsiou
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Obsidian-bearing sites spanning the temporal framework of the Palaeolithic and located in Africa and Europe are analysed with the aim of elucidating the evolution of modern social behaviour. Obsidian is a rock that forms only under very special conditions; its geological sources are infrequent and distinguished from each other on the basis of unique chemical properties. As such it is possible to reconstruct the distances of its movement and use these data to infer the scale of social life during the Palaeolithic. A strong correlation between obsidian use and long distances is observed implying that the hominins involved in the circulation of the specific material were behaving in a socially modern way.
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Front Cover
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Title Page
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Copyright
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Table of Contents
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List of Figures
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List of Tables
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Acknowledgments
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Chapter 1. Introduction: Aims and Questions
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Chapter 2. The Geology and Archaeology of Obsidian
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Chapter 3. A Model of Obsidian Raw Material Movement
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Chapter 4. Methodology
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Chapter 5. Gazetteer of Palaeolithic Obsidian in Africa, Europe and Near East
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Chapter 6. Regional Case Studies
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Chapter 7. Data Analysis
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Chapter 8. Conclusions
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References
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Published: 2014
Publisher: BAR Publishing
- 9781407312446 (paperback)
- 9781407342139 (ebook)
BAR Number: S2613