ANTH 114B - Lithic Technology II

Institution:

University of California-Riverside

Subject:

Description:

Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 4 hours. Prerequisite(s): ANTH 114A and consent of instructor. The technology of core-andblade industries, ground-stone industries, and millstone industries. Percussion- and pressure-blade reduction sequences and strategies, emphasizing quarrying, initial reduction, core production, blade production, and production and use of tools from blades. Technology and production of ground-stone tools, and the quarrying of raw material and production of millstones. Assemblage formation processes and their interpretation.

Credits:

4.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.UCR.EDU

Phone Number:

(951) 827-1012

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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