Lithic Artefacts as a Source of Cultural, Social and Economic Information: the evidence from Aksum, Ethiopia Export

@article{citeulike:4175894, abstract = {Abstract\ \ Extended research covering an area of approximately 300 sq km centered on the ancient metropolis of Aksum has revealed a coherent sequence of development in stone tool production and use spanning most of the last millennium BC and the first millennium AD. It has provided new evidence of the presence of multiple independent lithic traditions in the Pre-Aksumite period, and of Aksumite social and economic organization. This paper summarizes the results of the detailed study of a large corpus of excavated and surface-collected lithics, emphasizing their functional characteristics.}, author = {Phillipson, Laurel}, citeulike-article-id = {4175894}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10437-009-9043-7}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.springerlink.com/content/8k94623083080201}, doi = {10.1007/s10437-009-9043-7}, journal = {African Archaeological Review}, keywords = {200903, aksoum, culture\_materielle, ethiopie, industrie-lithique, societe}, posted-at = {2009-03-17 14:42:51}, priority = {2}, title = {Lithic Artefacts as a Source of Cultural, Social and Economic Information: the evidence from Aksum, Ethiopia}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10437-009-9043-7} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4175894 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4175894 N2 - Abstract  Extended research covering an area of approximately 300 sq km centered on the ancient metropolis of Aksum has revealed a coherent sequence of development in stone tool production and use spanning most of the last millennium BC and the first millennium AD. It has provided new evidence of the presence of multiple independent lithic traditions in the Pre-Aksumite period, and of Aksumite social and economic organization. This paper summarizes the results of the detailed study of a large corpus of excavated and surface-collected lithics, emphasizing their functional characteristics. JF - African Archaeological Review TI - Lithic Artefacts as a Source of Cultural, Social and Economic Information: the evidence from Aksum, Ethiopia KW - 200903 KW - aksoum KW - culture_materielle KW - ethiopie KW - industrie-lithique KW - societe AU - Phillipson, Laurel UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10437-009-9043-7 ER -