New approaches to old stones : recent studies of ground stone artifacts

by Yorke M. Rowan

Other authorsJennie R. Ebeling
Paper Book, 2006

Status

Available

Call number

CC79.5 .S76N49 2006

Publication

London ; Oakville, CT : Equinox Pub., 2006.

Description

Ground stone artefacts were widely used in food production in prehistory. However, the archaeological community has widely neglected the dataset of ground stone artefacts until now. 'New Approaches to Old Stones' offers a theoretical and methodological analysis of the archaeological data pertaining to ground stone tools. The essays draw on a range of case studies - from the Levant, Egypt, Crete, Anatolia, Mexico and North America - to examine ground stone technologies. From medieval Islamic stone cooking vessels and late Minoan stone vases, to the use of stone in ritual and as a symbol of luxury, 'New Approaches to Old Stones' offers a radical reassessment of the impact of ground-stone artefacts on technological change, production and exchange.… (more)

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ISBN

1845530446 / 9781845530440

Barcode

34662000677655
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