Book review: Fractures in Knapping

Journal of Lithic Studies

Paul Richard Preston¹ 

[1] Lithoscapes Archaeological Research Foundation

关键词: lithic studies;    archaeology;    fractorgaphy;    fracture mechanics;    lithic technology;    chaîne opératoire;   

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学科分类：地球科学(综合)

来源: University of Edinburgh * School of History, Classics and Archaeology

【 摘 要 】

The book ' Fractures in Knapping'  by Are Tsirk (2014) is apropos at a time when ‘shape matching�? to typological holotypes isde rigueur . Thus, a book that outlines the fractographic and fracture mechanic principles behindchaîne opératoireand technological analysis is important because understanding fractures is essential to interpreting knapping (Tsirk, 2014: ix).  The book’s relevance is evident in the content of its three parts.  Part one briefly considers the tools and techniques of knapping (chapters 1 and 2) and raw material types (chapter 3).  Part two introduces the formation and meaning of fracture attributes (chapters 8 to 9). Part three (chapters 10 to 13) describes how fractography relates to knapping.  It concludes with a few brief remarks (chapter 14), a glossary, references and index. For more about the author of 'Fractures in Knapping', see Are Tsirk's biography in the Journal of Lithic Studies, Vol. 2, Nr. 1.  

【 授权许可】

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