Toward a behavioral ecology of lithic technology : cases from Paleoindian archaeology / Todd A. Surovell.

Author/creator Surovell, Todd A., 1973-
Format Book
Publication InfoTucson : University of Arizona Press, ©2009.
Descriptionxvii, 275 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subjects
Paleo-Indians--Great Plains.
Paleo-Indians--Rocky Mountains.
Social archaeology--Great Plains.
Social archaeology--Rocky Mountains.
Human ecology--Great Plains. --History.
Human ecology--Rocky Mountains. --History.
Stone implements--Great Plains.
Stone implements--Rocky Mountains.
Great Plains--Antiquities.
Rocky Mountains--Antiquities.

Contents Toward a behavioral ecology of lithic technology -- Late Pleistocene foragers of the northern Plains and Rocky Mountains -- Occupation span and residential mobility -- The reoccupation problem -- Stone Age supply-side economics -- Bifaces, and so on : modeling the design of tools and toolkits -- On the optimal production of trash -- Mathematics, lithic technology, and Paleoindians -- Appendix: Site occupancy and camp area.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2009014334
ISBN9780816528103 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0816528101 (cloth : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks E78.G73 S895 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold