Lithic Debitage

by William Andrefsky Jr.

Book Overview

Debitage, the by-product flakes and chips from stone tool production, is the most abundant artifact type in prehistoric archaeological sites. For much of the period in which archaeology has employed scientific methodology, debitage has been discarded or ignored as debris. Now archaeologists have begun to recognize its potential to provide information about the kinds of tools produced and the characteristics of the technology being employed. Debitage...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874807689
• ISBN13: 9780874807684
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: University of Utah Press
• Length: 279 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: All ages
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher