Old Technology, New Methodology
Part of: Society for American Archaeology 88th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR (2023)
This collection contains the abstracts of the papers presented in the session entitled "Old Technology, New Methodology" at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.
Given their excellent preservation and direct relation to subsistence and mobility, lithic studies have long been central to the field of archaeology. Even recently, some archaeologists felt we had reached the extent of knowledge that could be derived from lithics, but new technological innovations in analysis, statistics, and experimentation are advancing the limits of what lithic artifacts can teach us about human behavior. Such innovations have expanded the dataset from which models of human subsistence and mobility are built. This session showcases new directions in lithic studies including big-data analysis, morphometrics, use-wear, novel data sources, and refined experimental methods.
Other Keywords
Lithic Analysis •
Archaic •
Paleoindian and Paleoamerican •
Hunter-Gatherers/Foragers •
Geoarchaeology •
History Of Archaeology •
Experimental Archaeology •
Mobility •
Use-Wear Analysis •
Landscape Archaeology
Geographic Keywords
United States of America (Country) •
North America (Continent) •
North America •
Arizona (State / Territory) •
United Mexican States (Country) •
Department of Martinique (Country) •
Republic of El Salvador (Country) •
Department of Guadeloupe (Country) •
Cayman Islands (Country) •
Utah (State / Territory)