SPECIFIC LITHIC MODIFICATION OF BONE DURING BUTCHERY:: A Scanning Electron Microscopy Analysis - Tapa blanda

Stone, Daniel

 
9783639186321: SPECIFIC LITHIC MODIFICATION OF BONE DURING BUTCHERY:: A Scanning Electron Microscopy Analysis
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ISBN 10: 363918632X ISBN 13: 9783639186321
Editorial: VDM Verlag, 2009

Sinopsis

This research is the first to address in detail whether the lithic types of stone tools can be deduced from the morphological characteristics of cut marks on ancient bones using scanning electron microscopy and image analysis. Beginning with a review of relevant taphonomical literature it includes discussions on bone structure, bone modification, cut mark criteria, geological characteristics of specific lithics, the archaeological sites which provided the bone artifacts, the operation and use of an SEM, various replication protocols, and then the actualistic research. Cut marks were made on fresh bone using 8 different lithic flakes for a comparative data base and ancient cut marks on bones were then replicated for SEM and image analysis of the stunningly beautiful micrographs. The results show that distinctive morphological traits are left by specific lithic types in bone cut marks, and that a best possible fit to those types can be made for ancient faunal artifacts.

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Reseña del editor

This research is the first to address in detail whether the lithic types of stone tools can be deduced from the morphological characteristics of cut marks on ancient bones using scanning electron microscopy and image analysis. Beginning with a review of relevant taphonomical literature it includes discussions on bone structure, bone modification, cut mark criteria, geological characteristics of specific lithics, the archaeological sites which provided the bone artifacts, the operation and use of an SEM, various replication protocols, and then the actualistic research. Cut marks were made on fresh bone using 8 different lithic flakes for a comparative data base and ancient cut marks on bones were then replicated for SEM and image analysis of the stunningly beautiful micrographs. The results show that distinctive morphological traits are left by specific lithic types in bone cut marks, and that a best possible fit to those types can be made for ancient faunal artifacts.

Biografía del autor

The author received his Bachelors and Master of Arts degrees in archaeology from the University of Alaska Anchorage. With that institution he has taught 14 field schools and with the Matanuska-Susitna Borough conducted numerous excavations and surveys. He has spent three summers excavating sites in the Russian Far East.

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Editorial
VDM Verlag
Año de publicación
2009
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
363918632X
ISBN 13 
9783639186321
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Número de páginas
148
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