Method in Microwear Analysis: Prehistoric Sickles and Other Stone Tools from Arjoune, Syria: Prehistoric Sickles and Other Stone Tools from Arjoune, Syria

Front Cover Copyright Table of Contents List of Tables List of Plates List of Figures Preface Part I. Theory and Method of Microwear Analysis: Introduction Chapter 1 Experimentation Chapter 2 Microscopy and Photography Chapter 3 Features Observed in a Microwear Analysis Chapter 4 Edge Damage Chapter 5 Polish, Striations and Gloss Outline of Research Chapter 6 Polish, Striations and Gloss Aims of the Investigation Chapter 7 The Mechanism of Polish Formation Chapter 8 A Model of Polish Formation Chapter 9 Striations Chapter 10 Macroscopic Gloss Chapter 11 Residues Chapter 12 Cleaning Chapter 13 The Influence of Soil Chemistry on Polishes Chapter 14 Experimental Polishes Chapter 15 The Variables Affecting the Development and the Appearance of Polish Outline Chapter 16 The Preliminary Series of Experiments with Plants Chapter 17 Variables of Polish Formation Further Experiments Chapter 18 Polish and Striations due to Factors Other than Use Chapter 19 Sampling Chapter 20 The Blind Tests Conclusions Theory and Method of Microwear Analysis Part II. Sickle Blades and Other Tools from Arjoune: Introduction Chapter 1 Arjoune and its Environment Chapter 2 The Excavations Chapter 3 The Botanical Evidence Chapter 4 The Faunal Analysis Chapter 5 Non-Flint Artefacts Chapter 6 The Flint Chapter 7 The Raw Material (Flint) Chapter 8 Preservation of the Excavated Flint Chapter 9 The Method Chapter 10 Scrapers Chapter 11 Perforators (Borers, Piercers, Drills) Chapter 12 Retouched Blades, Bladelets and Flakes Chapter 12 Retouched Blades, Bladelets and Flakes, A: Blades, Bladelets and Flakes with Lateral Retouch Chapter 12, B: Snapped Blades Chapter 13 Notches and Denticulates Chapter 13, A: Notches Chapter 13, B: Denticulates Chapter 14 Burins Chapter 15 Arrowheads and Barbs Chapter 16 Axes, Adzes and Choppers Chapter 17 Blades with Gloss from Arjoune and Other Sites in the Levant Chapter 18 Burnt Flint Implements from Arjoune Chapter 19 Comparison of Typology and Microwear Analysis Conclusions Conclusions, 1.A: Flint Tools at Arjoune Conclusions, 1.B: The Site of Arjoune Conclusions, 2: The Benefits of High-Power Microwear Analysis Bibliography Appendix: List of Experiments