ANT100Y1 Lecture Notes - Paul Bahn, Homo Habilis, Industrial Arts
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Careful analysis of the environment in which materials are found in order to say something about the circumstances by which that material came to be there (paul bahn) May or may not be necessary; depends on the artefact. Process by which we assign items to categories (classes) in a pre-arranged system. Rules determine whether an item belongs or does not belong to a class. One popular method of classification &analysis is through the use of a typology (typology- classification of artefact states based on some criterion or criteria) Display evidence of reduction can be further subdivided into: Involves removing flakes from cored in a controlled manner: ground stone lithic tools. Produce by perking, abrading and polishing macro crystalline materials. Usually have smooth durable edges and surfaces (e. g, manos, mutates,axes) Decorative items can also be made from ground stone. Made from the mixture of clay, water and temper (bonding agents such as sand and shell) which is then fired.
