Stone Tools

Recent Trends in Lithic Analysis. Theoreticians Enter Orbit. A Call to Merge Theory and Practice. Part I.: Research Design. Evaluating Lithic Strategies and Design Criteria; B. Hayden, et al.Part II: Curation. Economizing Behavior and the Concept of `Curation'; G.H. Odell. Is Curation a Useful Heuristic? S.E. Nash. Hunter-Gatherer Lithic Economy and Settlement Systems: Understanding Regional Assemblage Variability in the Upper Paleolithic of Portuguese Estremadura; P.T. Thacker. Part III.: Stone Tools and Complex Societies. The Decline and Fall of Flint; S.A. Rosen. Lithic Analysis and Questions of Cultural Complexity: The Maya; J.K. Johnson. The Role of Chipped Stone in the Political Economy of Social Ranking; M.S. Nassaney.Part IV.: Innovation and Style in Projectile Points. When Is an Elko? M.R. Rondeau. Projectile Points, Style and Social Process in the Preceramic of Central Peru; J.W. Rick. Innovation and Selection in Prehistory: A Case Study from the American Bottom; M.J. Shott.Part V: Technique and Methodology. Microwear Analysis of Some Clovis and Experimental Chipped Stone Tools; M. Kay. Lithic Refitting and Archaeological Site Formation Processes: A Case Study from the Twin Ditch Site, Greene County, Illinois; T.A. Morrow.Part VI: Conclusion. A Discussion of Seemingly Important Issues; G.H. Odell, et al. Index.