Production and exchange of stone tools : prehistoric obsidian in the Aegean

Production and exchange of stone tools : prehistoric obsidian in the Aegean /

Refers to Gould's studies of lithic manufacture among Aboriginal peoples from the Central and Western Deserts ; Thomson's account of ceremonial exchange in Arnhem Land ; greenstone exploitation in New South Wales and South Australia.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Torrence, Robin
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1986.
Series:New studies in archaeology
Subjects:
Commerce, Prehistoric.
Commerce, Prehistoric > Aegean Sea Region.
Obsidian implements > Aegean Sea Region.
Obsidian > Aegean Sea Region.
Archaeology > Methodology.
Commerce préhistorique.
Commerce préhistorique > Égée, Région de la mer.
Obsidienne > Égée, Région de la mer.
Archéologie > Méthodologie.
Technology - Stone.
Technology - Tools - Topology / classification.
Sites - Quarries - Stone.
Trade and exchange.
Ceremonies - Trade and exchange.
Trade and exchange - Trade routes.
15.40 prehistory.
Obsidian implements
Obsidian.
Steen (materiaal)
Gereedschappen.
Ruilhandel.
Obsidiaan.
Prehistorie.
Outils préhistoriques > Egée (mer ; Pays de la).
Archéologie préhistorique > Méthodologie.
Obsidienne > Egée (mer ; Pays de la).
Europe > Aegean Sea Region.
Égée, Mer (région) > commerce > histoire > Préhistoire.
Prehistoric trade
Table of Contents:
  • Complementary views of exchange : acquisition, production and consumption
  • Past and present perspectives
  • Designing an instrument for measuring exchange
  • A test case : Aegean obsidian exchange
  • Regional analyses based on production
  • Workshops, craft specialists and commercial production
  • Acquisition and production at raw material sources
  • Cautionary tales.

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