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The Evolution of Paleolithic Technologies (Routledge Studies in Archaeology) 1st Edition

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The Evolution of Paleolithic Technologies provides a novel perspective on long-term trajectories of evolutionary change in Paleolithic tools and tool-makers.

Members of the human lineage have been producing stone tools for more than 3 million years. These artefacts provide key evidence for important evolutionary developments in hominin behaviour and cognition. Avoiding conventional approaches based on progressive stages of development, this book instead examines global trends in six separate dimensions of technological behaviour between 2.6 million and 10,000 years ago. Combining these independent trends results in both a broader and a more finely punctuated perspective on key intervals of change in hominin behaviour. To draw this picture together, the concluding section explores behavioural, cognitive, and demographic implications of developments in material culture and technological procedures at seven key intervals during the Pleistocene.

Researchers interested in Paleolithic archaeology will find this book invaluable. It will also be of interest to archaeologists researching stone tool technology and to students of human evolution and behavioural change in prehistory.

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    0367140543
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0367140540
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    Routledge
  5. Publication date
    September 15, 2020
  6. Part of series
    Routledge Studies in Archaeology
  7. Language
    English
  8. Dimensions
    6 x 1 x 9 inches
  9. Print length
    420 pages
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Steven L. Kuhn is Riecker Distinguished Professor in the School of Anthropology, University of Arizona. He has conducted research on Paleolithic sites and stone artefacts in Turkey, Mediterranean Europe, the Levant, Morocco, and China. With his wife and frequent collaborator, Dr. Mary Stiner, Dr. Kuhn has also published on the evolution of human societies and symbolic behaviour during the Pleistocene.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Routledge; 1st edition (September 15, 2020)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 420 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0367140543
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0367140540
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.72 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1 x 9 inches
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In this wide ranging analysis of over a 100 years of the evolving anthropological thinking on paleo cultures through their tools, Dr. Kuhn, in his inimitably engaging and slightly self-effacing yet endearing personal perspective, provides both neophytes and serious scholars with an extraordinary survey of the field.Without the hubris of final conclusions, each reader has an opportunity to enter the Mind Palace of reconstructing hominin cultures from the dedicated global searches and musings of generations of paleo anthropologists. The Evolution of Paleolithic Technologies provides a solid platform for young researchers striking off into the field with its 84 page bibliography.Designers and technologists of all stripes will learn from this fascinating re-examination of our assumptions about our precursors and their tools.
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In this wide ranging analysis of over a 100 years of the evolving anthropological thinking on paleo cultures through their tools, Dr. Kuhn, in his inimitably engaging and slightly self-effacing yet endearing personal perspective, provides both neophytes and serious scholars with an extraordinary survey of the field.

Without the hubris of final conclusions, each reader has an opportunity to enter the Mind Palace of reconstructing hominin cultures from the dedicated global searches and musings of generations of paleo anthropologists. The Evolution of Paleolithic Technologies provides a solid platform for young researchers striking off into the field with its 84 page bibliography.

Designers and technologists of all stripes will learn from this fascinating re-examination of our assumptions about our precursors and their tools.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Captivating Journey of 1M years of Toolmaking
Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2020
In this wide ranging analysis of over a 100 years of the evolving anthropological thinking on paleo cultures through their tools, Dr. Kuhn, in his inimitably engaging and slightly self-effacing yet endearing personal perspective, provides both neophytes and serious scholars with an extraordinary survey of the field.

Without the hubris of final conclusions, each reader has an opportunity to enter the Mind Palace of reconstructing hominin cultures from the dedicated global searches and musings of generations of paleo anthropologists. The Evolution of Paleolithic Technologies provides a solid platform for young researchers striking off into the field with its 84 page bibliography.

Designers and technologists of all stripes will learn from this fascinating re-examination of our assumptions about our precursors and their tools.
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