Symbolic aspects of early technologies / edited by Stephen Shennan.
By: Shennan, Stephen
Language: English Publisher: London : Routledge, 1995.Description: [iv], 161p. : ill., diagrs., maps, photos. ; 25cm.ISSN: 0043-8243
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Contains bibl. references. - Contents: The stone-tool technology of Capuchin monkeys / Gregory Charles Westergaard; Handaxe enigmas / Thomas Wynn; Gender and prehistoric archaeology / Marcia-Anne Dobres; The technique as a symbol in Late Glacial Europe / Anthony Sinclair; Skills and learning difficulties involved in stone knapping / V. Roux; Fearful symmetry / P.M. Graves-Brown; Sound, color and meaning in the metallurgy of ancient West Mexico / Dorothy Hosler; Indian metal and metal-related artefacts as cultural signifiers / Nayanjot Lahiri; The faerie smith meets the bronze industry / Paul Budd and Timothy Taylor; Symbolism and the social contexts of iron production in Karagwe / Andrew Reid and Rachel MacLean.