ARCH3017 ARCHAEOLOGICAL ARTEFACT ANALYSIS

Reduction of a cobble, as described by William Holmes in 1890.

(6 units)
22 hours  lectures, 11 hours laboratories

Lecturer: Dr Hiscock

Prerequisite: Introduction to Archaeology (ARCH1111) and/or From Origins to Civilisations (ARCH1112). Students without one of these units should consult the lecturer.

Syllabus: An introduction to archaeological approaches to the analysis of artefacts. Issues examined include the concept and practice of classification, technological analysis of the manufacturing process, and an introduction to the study of style and function. Both theory and practice of artefact analysis will be covered and students will undertake studies of artefacts in laboratory sessions.

Text book: William Andrefsky 1998 Lithics : Macroscopic Approaches to Analysis, Cambridge Univ Press (Cambridge Manuals in Archeology).
Paperback ISBN: 0521578159
Available at the ANU Co-op or at Amazon.com for US$27.95.

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Author: Peter Hiscock, Dept. Archaeology and Anthropology
Feedback: peter.hiscock@anu.edu.au.
Date Last Modified: 15-01-2002
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