Production and Exchange of Stone Tools by Robin Torrence
Originally published in 1986, the aim of this important study was to develop methods for reconstructing the processes of prehistoric exchange. Previous archaeological work had concentrated on mapping obsidian finds relative to source areas using trace-element analysis and on investigating the effect of trade on particular cultural groups. Dr Torrence, in contrast, drew extensively on ethnographic analogy to develop an approach that uses differences in the level of efficiency for the acquisition of raw materials and the production of goods to infer the type of exchange. Regional patterns of tool manufacture, specialist craft production at central places and quarrying are analysed in detail in the context of the prehistoric Aegean and previous ideas about the importance of trade in the growth of civilisations are re-assessed. The methodology developed will be applicable to a wide range of artefact types and the book will therefore be of value to archaeologists working in many different places and periods.-
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Domestic Ceramic Production and Spatial Organization
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Ecology and Ceramic Production in an Andean Community
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Architecture and Power in the Ancient Andes
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The Archaeology of Political Structure
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Emerging Complexity
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Ceramic Theory and Cultural Process
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Style and Society in Dark Age Greece
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Symbols in Action
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Robin Torrence is Principle Research Scientist in the Department of Anthropology, Australian Museum, Sydney.Huw Barton has the Wellcome Trust University Award in Bioarchaeology, School of Archaeology and Ancient History, School of Leicester.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521105071 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521105072 |
| Title | Production and Exchange of Stone Tools |
| Author | Robin Torrence |
| Series | New Studies In Archaeology |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2009-03-19 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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