{"product_id":"flexible-stones-ground-stone-tools-from-franchthi-cave-fascicle-14-excavations-at-franchthi-cave-greece-paperback-softback-9780253221780","title":"Flexible Stones; Ground Stone Tools from Franchthi Cave, Fascicle 14, Excavations at Franchthi Cave, Greece (Paperback \/ softback) 9780253221780","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFlexible Stones\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eGround Stone Tools from Franchthi Cave, Fascicle 14, Excavations at Franchthi Cave, Greece\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAnna Stroulia (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253221780, Indiana University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 30 March 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e242 pages, 30 b\u0026amp;w illus., 2 maps\u003cbr\u003e27.9 x 21.6 x 1.3 cm, 0.703 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e[This series makes] an exceptional contribution to the hitherto very inadequate knowledge of this period in Greece.\u003c\/p\u003e (Antiquity)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite their ubiquitous presence among prehistoric remains in Greece, ground stone tools have yet to attract the same kind of attention as have other categories of archaeological material, such as pottery or lithics. Flexible Stones provides a detailed analysis of the material discovered during the excavations at Franchthi Cave, Peloponnese, Greece. Approximately 500 tools, the raw material used for their manufacture, as well as the byproducts of such manufacture were found. Most of this collection comes from the Neolithic component of the site—including a small number of Palaeolithic and Mesolithic cases—with a large number of the studied tools indicating multiple uses. Anna Stroulia sees the multifunctional character of these tools as a conscious choice that reflects a flexible attitude of tool makers and users toward tools and raw materials.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter One Introduction\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction to the site and assemblage\u003cbr\u003eClassification \u003cbr\u003eDescribing the material\u003cbr\u003eWhy not a ground stone tool stratigraphy? \u003cbr\u003eTool names\u003cbr\u003eStructure of the study\u003cbr\u003eAbbreviations used in the text \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eChapter Two The Pre-Neolithic Material \u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eThe Palaeolithic period\u003cbr\u003eThe Mesolithic period \u003cbr\u003e Lower Mesolithic \u003cbr\u003e Upper Mesolithic\u003cbr\u003e Final Mesolithic\u003cbr\u003ePossible Pre-Neolithic specimens\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eChapter Three The Neolithic Material (1)\u003cbr\u003e Introduction to the Neolithic period\u003cbr\u003e Passive tools\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Passive open tools (Popen) \u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Raw material\u003cbr\u003e Aspects of manufacture\u003cbr\u003e Technomorphological characteristics \u003cbr\u003e Aspects of use \u003cbr\u003e Discussion \u003cbr\u003e 2. Passive tools with cavity (Pcav)\u003cbr\u003e 3. Passive miscellanea (Pmisc)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Four The Neolithic Material (2)\u003cbr\u003eActive tools\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1. Active cutting edge tools (Acut)\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Raw material\u003cbr\u003e Aspects of manufacture\u003cbr\u003e Technomorphological characteristics \u003cbr\u003e Aspects of use\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue\u003cbr\u003e2. Active discoidal tools (Adisc)\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Raw material and manufacture\u003cbr\u003e Technomorphological characteristics \u003cbr\u003e Aspects of use \u003cbr\u003e3. Active rectangular tools (Arect)\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Raw material and manufacture\u003cbr\u003e Technomorphological characteristics \u003cbr\u003e Aspects of use \u003cbr\u003e4. Active square or circular tools (Asquare-circ)\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Raw material and manufacture\u003cbr\u003e Technomorphological characteristics \u003cbr\u003e Aspects of use \u003cbr\u003e5. Active tools used with ends (Aend)\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Raw material and manufacture\u003cbr\u003e Technomorphological characteristics \u003cbr\u003e Aspects of use \u003cbr\u003e6. Active globular tools (Aglobe)\u003cbr\u003e 6.1 Active globular tools with stains (Aglobe-stain) \u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Raw material and manufacture\u003cbr\u003e Technomorphological characteristics \u003cbr\u003e Aspects of use \u003cbr\u003e 6.2 Active globular tools without stains (Aglobe-nostain)\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Raw material and manufacture\u003cbr\u003e Technomorphological characteristics \u003cbr\u003e Aspects of use \u003cbr\u003e7. Active miscellanea (Amisc)\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 7.1 Active miscellanea 1 (Amisc-1)\u003cbr\u003e 7.2 Active miscellanea 2 (Amisc-2)\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eChapter Five Summary and Conclusions\u003cbr\u003e Raw material\u003cbr\u003e Manufacture\u003cbr\u003e Use and discard\u003cbr\u003e Chronological distribution\u003cbr\u003e Spatial Distribution\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences\u003cbr\u003eAppendixes\u003cbr\u003e Appendix A\u003cbr\u003e Appendix B\u003cbr\u003e Appendix C\u003cbr\u003eFigures\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003ePlates (CD-ROM)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52526017642776,"sku":"9780253221780","price":31.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/flexible-stones-ground-stone-tools-from-franchthi-cave-fascicle-14-excavations-at-franchthi-cave-greece-paperback-softback-9780253221780","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}