Lithics in Action Papers from the Conference Lithic Studies in the Year 2000

The 28 papers here have been divided into three thematic sections. In the first section, the contributors look at ways to reconstruct past human behaviors and cognitive capabilities from periods when lithic evidence is the primary, and sometimes the only source of evidence. Most focus on undisturbed lithic sites and use the analysis of refitted lithic artifacts to approach questions of technology, taphonomy, and the human use of space. In the second section, the contributors are concerned with the study of the original characteristics of rocks from different areas of the earth's surface, the selection of specific raw materials for manufacture into tools, the uses to which these tools were put, and how they were used. In the final section, the contributors consider the role of lithics in increasingly complex societies and exchange networks.Walker, Elizabeth A. is the author of 'Lithics in Action Papers from the Conference Lithic Studies in the Year 2000', published 2004 under ISBN 9781842171301 and ISBN 1842171305.