Tracing Traces From Present To Past: A Functional Analysis Of Pre-columbian Shell And Stone Artefacts From Anse A La Gourde And Morel, Guadeloupe, Fwi ... Press - Leiden University Press Academic)
by Yvonne Lammers-Keijsers /
2009 / English / PDF
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This comprehensive volume analyzes shell implements, as well as
flint and stone tools, from the pre-Columbian sites of Anse à
la Gourde and Morel, Guadeloupe, drawing on archaeological,
ethnographical, ethnohistorical and experimental data. The
results of a functional analysis of all artifact categories are
presented, as well as a reconstruction of the technological
system in the pre-Columbian period. Lammers-Keijsers also
demonstrates the value of this integral approach in shedding
light on the choices made in past tool use and the future study
of different raw materials.
This comprehensive volume analyzes shell implements, as well as
flint and stone tools, from the pre-Columbian sites of Anse à
la Gourde and Morel, Guadeloupe, drawing on archaeological,
ethnographical, ethnohistorical and experimental data. The
results of a functional analysis of all artifact categories are
presented, as well as a reconstruction of the technological
system in the pre-Columbian period. Lammers-Keijsers also
demonstrates the value of this integral approach in shedding
light on the choices made in past tool use and the future study
of different raw materials.
