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There is an odd contrast between the ubiquity of stone tools and production debris on archaeological sites and the absence, particularly in North America, both of clearly defined approaches to analyzing this material and, often, of systematic training in such analysis. Although elements of a reasonably uniform approach to lithic analysis exist (for example, in the definitions of stages of biface production, in the classification of at least some forms of retouched artifacts, particularly projectile points, and, increasingly, in important aspects of debitage analysis), North American lithic analysis stands in particularly stark contrast to Paleolithic Europe. We may debate the meaning of Paleolithic stone tool types, but these types are clearly defined and broadly used, and this allows direct comparisons of assemblages from site to site and region to region. Furthermore, students are typically trained specifically in how to identify these types, meaning that such comparisons can generally be made with some confidence. In contrast, American lithic analysis is often methodologically idiosyncratic, the criteria by which important characteristics are judged (for example, resharpening of

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Author

Gary Huckleberry

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 0883-6353)

Published

2000

Language

EN

Field

Earth and Planetary Sciences (Physical Sciences)