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Mousterian Lithic Technology: An Ecological Perspective

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Mousterian Lithic Technology: An Ecological Perspective
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Steven L. Kuhn
SeriesPrinceton Legacy Library
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:224
Dimensions(mm): Height 254,Width 203
Category/GenrePrehistoric archaeology
ISBN/Barcode 9780691605203
ClassificationsDewey:930.126
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 4 halftones 58 line drawings 50 tables

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 14 July 2014
Publication Country United States

Description

Human beings depend more on technology than any other animal--the use of tools and weapons is vital to the survival of our species. What processes of biocultural evolution led to this unique dependence? Steven Kuhn turns to the Middle Paleolithic (Mousterian) and to artifacts associated with Neanderthals, the most recent human predecessors. His stu

Reviews

"Steven Kuhn demonstrates that models and data of hunter-gatherer behavior are necessarily linked... I looked forward to the opportunity to read this book and I was not disappointed. It largely extends and elaborates, rather than duplicates, Kuhn's previous writings on these subjects and data. Kuhn demonstrates great skill at moving back and forth between data and theory and also between the literature of both New World hunter-gatherer studies and Old World Paleolithic research. It is these combinations that make Mousterian Lithic Technology succeed."--Journal of Anthropological Research