The Obsidian Evidence for Scale of Social Life During Palaeolithic - British Archaeological Reports International Series: Volume 2613

Informationen zum Autor Theodora Moutsiou Klappentext Obsidian-bearing sites spanning the temporal framework of the Palaeolithic and located in Africa and Europe are analysed with the aim of elucidating the evolution of modern social behaviour. Obsidian is a rock that forms only under very special conditions; its geological sources are infrequent and distinguished from each other on the basis of unique chemical properties. As such it is possible to reconstruct the distances of its movement and use these data to infer the scale of social life during the Palaeolithic. A strong correlation between obsidian use and long distances is observed implying that the hominins involved in the circulation of the specific material were behaving in a socially modern way.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Theodora Moutsiou
• Editore: British Archaeological Reports
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 10.03.2014
• EAN: 9781407312446
• ISBN: 978-1-4073-1244-6
• Dimensioni: 212 mm x 300 mm x 15 mm
• Serie: British Archaeological Reports; BAR International; BAR International Series
• Categorie: Saggistica; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze sociali, tematiche generali