The Definition and Interpretation of Levallois Technology (Monographs in World Archaeology)

Presents the proceedings of the May 1993 conference on Levallois technology held at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, focusing on a stone flaking technique that existed during the Lower and Middle Paleolithic. Topics include refitting of prehistoric artifacts; metric techniques developed to reconstruct processes of core reduction; variability in the Levallois process; and the role of technological analysis in reconstructing the processes that underlie morphological variability. Includes b&w photos and illustrations. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.