essay

Broadspear lithic technology: some aspects of biface manufacture, form, and use history with insights towards undestanding assemblage diversity

experiments and observations on the terminal archaic of the middle atlantic region • Bethlehem, Ct • Published In 1990 • Pages: 105-130

By: Cresson, Jack, Mounier, R. Alan.

Abstract
Cresson and Mounier examine broadspear lithic technologies with '[d]ata on empirical, experimental, technological, ethnological, archaeological, and functional lines of evidence…' (page 125). They point out that most researchers fail to look at broadspears as part of a system of biface tools that have to provide a continuum of tool uses. They also explore the possible importance of bifaces as status symbols, in addition to being tools.
Subjects
Reviews and critiques
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Organization and analysis of results of research
Lithic industries
Weapons
General tools
tradition
Eastern Late Archaic
HRAF PubDate
2000
Region
North America
Sub Region
Eastern Woodlands
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
Sarah Berry ; 2005
Field Date
not specified
Coverage Date
5000 BP-3000 BP (3000 B.C.-1000 B.C.)
Coverage Place
eastern United States
Notes
Jack Cresson, R. Alan Mounier
Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-130)
LCCN
90205480
LCSH
Indians of North America--Antiquities