Bone Tool Analysis

Justin Bradfield

doi:10.1016/B978-0-323-90799-6.00004-5

Bone Tool Analysis

Justin Bradfield

Paleo Research Institute

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Abstract

This entry explores some of the methods archaeologists use to study bone tools. Bone technology was an important component of many ancient societies, yet it is omitted from most models of archaeological change, which tend to concentrate on the more abundantly preserved stone tools and ceramics. Here we look not only at how this important raw material has been studied but also the unique insights that recent research has been able to shed on past lifeways, within both the technological and sociological domains.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Archaeology
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	313
Number of pages	1
ISBN (Electronic)	9780323918565
ISBN (Print)	9780323907996
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-90799-6.00004-5
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2023

Keywords

Bone taphonomy
Bone tool technology
Bone tool typologies
Bone tools
Cultural importance of animal bones
Experimental archaeology
Microscopy
Scanning electron microscopy
Traceology

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Social Sciences
General Arts and Humanities

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