Lithic Technology in the Middle Potomac River Valley of Maryland and Virginia

Wm. Jack Hranicky

ISBN 10: 0306467941 / ISBN 13: 9780306467943

Editore: Springer US, Springer New York Aug 2002, 2002

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This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -The archaeological focus on a single geographical area offers an opportunity to present projectile point typology as a microtechnology even though some of the types have widespread distributions. The area of the Middle Potomac River Valley presents a physical artefact collection for a view of prehistory.This volume, which includes several hundred images of the investigation, artefacts and archaeological research compiled and recorded from over 30 years of work in the area, includes:an overview of the Middle Potomac River Valley archaeology including the peoples and sites;new data and interpretations for the lithic technology of the area; andclassification and typology of artefacts including the usage of projectile point, axe, celt, drill, and knife implements.This work will be of great interest to prehistory archaeologists, especially those working in the Middle Atlantic region of the United States.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 316 pp. Englisch.

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• Titolo: Lithic Technology in the Middle Potomac River Valley of Maryland and Virginia
• Editore: Springer US, Springer New York Aug 2002
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0306467941
• ISBN 13: 9780306467943
• Rilegatura: Buch
• Condizione: Neu

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Riassunto

The archaeological focus on a single geographical area offers an opportunity to present projectile point typology as a microtechnology even though some of the types have widespread distributions. The area of the Middle Potomac River Valley presents a physical artefact collection for a view of prehistory.
This volume, which includes several hundred images of the investigation, artefacts and archaeological research compiled and recorded from over 30 years of work in the area, includes:
-an overview of the Middle Potomac River Valley archaeology including the peoples and sites;
-new data and interpretations for the lithic technology of the area; and
-classification and typology of artefacts including the usage of projectile point, axe, celt, drill, and knife implements.
This work will be of great interest to prehistory archaeologists, especially those working in the Middle Atlantic region of the United States.

Recensione

"From projectile points to grinders, Mr. Hranicky has produced a systematic, highly detailed, intensely illustrated, and apparently exhaustive handbook on the stone tools in his district."
(Antiquity, 76 (2002)