Lithics

Cambridge Manuals in Archaeology

by William Andrefsky Jr

This is the first comprehensive manual on stone artifact analysis. Logically ordered, clearly written and well illustrated, it is designed for students and professional archaeologists. It introduces the reader to lithic raw materials, and the classification of stone artifacts, basic terminology and concepts, and explains the various methods and techniques of analysis. The final section illustrates their application through detailed case studies of lithic analysis from different parts of the world.

Genres: Archaeology, Nonfiction, Anthropology, Textbooks, Academic, Science

286 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

Reviews

[Melissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tools, who doesn't love tools.

[Xarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Required text for Anthropology 555: Lithic Analysis at Northern Arizona University.

[Brian · Rating 4 out of 5]

A useful manual providing practical metric and classificatory frameworks, and discussion of their relevance to assemblage and site interpretation.