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Book SynopsisHuman beings depend more on technology than any other animal--the use of tools and weapons is vital to the survival of our species. What processes of biocultural evolution led to this unique dependence? Steven Kuhn turns to the Middle Paleolithic (Mousterian) and to artifacts associated with Neanderthals, the most recent human predecessors. His stu
Trade Review"Steven Kuhn demonstrates that models and data of hunter-gatherer behavior are necessarily linked... I looked forward to the opportunity to read this book and I was not disappointed. It largely extends and elaborates, rather than duplicates, Kuhn's previous writings on these subjects and data. Kuhn demonstrates great skill at moving back and forth between data and theory and also between the literature of both New World hunter-gatherer studies and Old World Paleolithic research. It is these combinations that make Mousterian Lithic Technology succeed."--Journal of Anthropological Research
Table of ContentsList of FiguresList of TablesPrefaceAcknowledgmentsCh. 1Neandertals and the Mousterian3Ch. 2Technology, Foraging, and Land Use: A Strategic Approach18Ch. 3Archaeology and Environment in West-Central Italy: Background to Research38Ch. 4Core Reduction Technology81Ch. 5Lithic Raw Material Economy124Ch. 6Implications and Conclusions157References Cited185Index205
