Book review: Lithic Materials and Paleolithic Societies

  • Christopher D. Noll Versar, Inc., 5918 W. Victory Rd., Boise, Idaho.
Keywords: book review, lithic studies, archaeology, archaeometry

Abstract


Lithic Materials and Paleolithic Societies is an edited volume of research papers that provides perspectives on the study of lithic technological organization from around the world. The book contains 20 chapters organized into four thematic sections focused on stone procurement, tool-stone use, the role of tool-stone subsistence and settlement systems, and the clues about social interaction that are gleaned from the study of lithic materials.

Author Biography

Christopher D. Noll, Versar, Inc., 5918 W. Victory Rd., Boise, Idaho.
Environmental Services Group, Senior Archaeologist

References

Lithic Materials and Paleolithic Societies
Edited by Brian Adams and Brooke S. Blades
Blackwell Publishing Ltd., 2009, pp. 304. ISBN 978-1-405-16837-3
Publisher’s website: doi:10.1002/9781444311976
Published
15-Mar-2015
How to Cite
Noll, C. (2015). Book review: Lithic Materials and Paleolithic Societies. Journal of Lithic Studies, 2(1), 163-164. https://doi.org/10.2218/jls.v2i1.1218
Section
Book reviews