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Method in Microwear Analysis: Prehistoric Sickles and Other Stone Tools from Arjoune, Syria
Romana Unger-Hamilton-
Front Cover
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Copyright
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Table of Contents
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List of Tables
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List of Plates
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List of Figures
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Preface
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Part I. Theory and Method of Microwear Analysis: Introduction
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Chapter 1 Experimentation
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Chapter 2 Microscopy and Photography
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Chapter 3 Features Observed in a Microwear Analysis
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Chapter 4 Edge Damage
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Chapter 5 Polish, Striations and Gloss Outline of Research
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Chapter 6 Polish, Striations and Gloss Aims of the Investigation
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Chapter 7 The Mechanism of Polish Formation
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Chapter 8 A Model of Polish Formation
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Chapter 9 Striations
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Chapter 10 Macroscopic Gloss
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Chapter 11 Residues
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Chapter 12 Cleaning
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Chapter 13 The Influence of Soil Chemistry on Polishes
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Chapter 14 Experimental Polishes
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Chapter 15 The Variables Affecting the Development and the Appearance of Polish Outline
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Chapter 16 The Preliminary Series of Experiments with Plants
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Chapter 17 Variables of Polish Formation Further Experiments
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Chapter 18 Polish and Striations due to Factors Other than Use
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Chapter 19 Sampling
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Chapter 20 The Blind Tests
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Conclusions Theory and Method of Microwear Analysis
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Part II. Sickle Blades and Other Tools from Arjoune: Introduction
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Chapter 1 Arjoune and its Environment
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Chapter 2 The Excavations
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Chapter 3 The Botanical Evidence
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Chapter 4 The Faunal Analysis
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Chapter 5 Non-Flint Artefacts
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Chapter 6 The Flint
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Chapter 7 The Raw Material (Flint)
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Chapter 8 Preservation of the Excavated Flint
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Chapter 9 The Method
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Chapter 10 Scrapers
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Chapter 11 Perforators (Borers, Piercers, Drills)
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Chapter 12 Retouched Blades, Bladelets and Flakes
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Chapter 12 Retouched Blades, Bladelets and Flakes, A: Blades, Bladelets and Flakes with Lateral Retouch
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Chapter 12, B: Snapped Blades
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Chapter 13 Notches and Denticulates
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Chapter 13, A: Notches
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Chapter 13, B: Denticulates
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Chapter 14 Burins
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Chapter 15 Arrowheads and Barbs
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Chapter 16 Axes, Adzes and Choppers
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Chapter 17 Blades with Gloss from Arjoune and Other Sites in the Levant
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Chapter 18 Burnt Flint Implements from Arjoune
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Chapter 19 Comparison of Typology and Microwear Analysis
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Conclusions
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Conclusions, 1.A: Flint Tools at Arjoune
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Conclusions, 1.B: The Site of Arjoune
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Conclusions, 2: The Benefits of High-Power Microwear Analysis
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Bibliography
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Appendix: List of Experiments
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Published: 1988
Publisher: BAR Publishing
- 9781407347189 (ebook)
- 9780860545613 (paperback)
BAR Number: S435