Early Efforts in Experimental Archaeology: Examples from Evans, Pitt-Rivers, and Abbott

Experimental archaeology formally began more than 150 years ago with attempts in replicative flint knapping by well-known archaeologists such as Sir John Evans, Augustus (Lane Fox) Pitt-Rivers, John Lubbock, and Sven Nilsson (Coles, 1973). These individuals sought to discover how stone tools were ma...

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Autor principal:	Carolyn Dillian
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Publicado:	EXARC 2019
Materias:	experimental archaeology flint history newest era united kingdom usa Museums. Collectors and collecting AM1-501 Archaeology CC1-960
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:ef7498231c2b4d0bb299fd4d53cad29d2021-12-01T14:42:33ZEarly Efforts in Experimental Archaeology: Examples from Evans, Pitt-Rivers, and Abbott2212-8956https://doaj.org/article/ef7498231c2b4d0bb299fd4d53cad29d2019-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://exarc.net/ark:/88735/10394https://doaj.org/toc/2212-8956Experimental archaeology formally began more than 150 years ago with attempts in replicative flint knapping by well-known archaeologists such as Sir John Evans, Augustus (Lane Fox) Pitt-Rivers, John Lubbock, and Sven Nilsson (Coles, 1973). These individuals sought to discover how stone tools were made in order to better identify archaeological artifacts as the products of human manufacture and to understand the process by which they were made. However, the history of experimental archaeology encompasses more than just attempts to replicate stone tools. It needs to be contextualized within debates about the antiquity of humankind and the development of archaeology as professional science.Carolyn DillianEXARCarticleexperimental archaeologyflinthistorynewest eraunited kingdomusaMuseums. Collectors and collectingAM1-501ArchaeologyCC1-960ENEXARC Journal, Iss 2019/1 (2019)
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description	Experimental archaeology formally began more than 150 years ago with attempts in replicative flint knapping by well-known archaeologists such as Sir John Evans, Augustus (Lane Fox) Pitt-Rivers, John Lubbock, and Sven Nilsson (Coles, 1973). These individuals sought to discover how stone tools were made in order to better identify archaeological artifacts as the products of human manufacture and to understand the process by which they were made. However, the history of experimental archaeology encompasses more than just attempts to replicate stone tools. It needs to be contextualized within debates about the antiquity of humankind and the development of archaeology as professional science.
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title	Early Efforts in Experimental Archaeology: Examples from Evans, Pitt-Rivers, and Abbott
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Early Efforts in Experimental Archaeology: Examples from Evans, Pitt-Rivers, and Abbott

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