Review of the Multimedia companion to The Middle Palaeolithic site of Combe-Capelle Bas (France), by H. L. Dibble and S. P. McPherron. [CD-ROM]

It is quite ironic that, as an archaeologist concerned with ancient (lithic) technology, I should be so ignorant about recent advances in modern technology, particularly in the field of information technology which is having such a profound effect on the nature of academic disciplines. It was theref...

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Main Author: Paul Pettitt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of York 1998-11-01
Series:Internet Archaeology
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Online Access:http://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue4/reviews/pettitt.html
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description It is quite ironic that, as an archaeologist concerned with ancient (lithic) technology, I should be so ignorant about recent advances in modern technology, particularly in the field of information technology which is having such a profound effect on the nature of academic disciplines. It was therefore with some trepidation that I undertook to review the CD-Rom companion to a recent publication in Palaeolithic archaeology (Dibble, H. L. and Lenoir, M. 1996), and user-friendliness, I thought, would be the primary criterion on which, for me, the CD would stand or fall.
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spelling doaj.art-2ee2e7cc36ab4116a84cbb841e9774222024-04-03T09:02:11ZengUniversity of YorkInternet Archaeology1363-53871998-11-01410.11141/ia.4.7Review of the Multimedia companion to The Middle Palaeolithic site of Combe-Capelle Bas (France), by H. L. Dibble and S. P. McPherron. [CD-ROM]Paul Pettitt It is quite ironic that, as an archaeologist concerned with ancient (lithic) technology, I should be so ignorant about recent advances in modern technology, particularly in the field of information technology which is having such a profound effect on the nature of academic disciplines. It was therefore with some trepidation that I undertook to review the CD-Rom companion to a recent publication in Palaeolithic archaeology (Dibble, H. L. and Lenoir, M. 1996), and user-friendliness, I thought, would be the primary criterion on which, for me, the CD would stand or fall.http://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue4/reviews/pettitt.htmlarchaeologyreviewinformation technologyCD-Rom companionMiddle Paleolithic
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Review of the Multimedia companion to The Middle Palaeolithic site of Combe-Capelle Bas (France), by H. L. Dibble and S. P. McPherron. [CD-ROM]
Internet Archaeology
archaeology
review
information technology
CD-Rom companion
Middle Paleolithic
title Review of the Multimedia companion to The Middle Palaeolithic site of Combe-Capelle Bas (France), by H. L. Dibble and S. P. McPherron. [CD-ROM]
title_full Review of the Multimedia companion to The Middle Palaeolithic site of Combe-Capelle Bas (France), by H. L. Dibble and S. P. McPherron. [CD-ROM]
title_fullStr Review of the Multimedia companion to The Middle Palaeolithic site of Combe-Capelle Bas (France), by H. L. Dibble and S. P. McPherron. [CD-ROM]
title_full_unstemmed Review of the Multimedia companion to The Middle Palaeolithic site of Combe-Capelle Bas (France), by H. L. Dibble and S. P. McPherron. [CD-ROM]
title_short Review of the Multimedia companion to The Middle Palaeolithic site of Combe-Capelle Bas (France), by H. L. Dibble and S. P. McPherron. [CD-ROM]
title_sort review of the multimedia companion to the middle palaeolithic site of combe capelle bas france by h l dibble and s p mcpherron cd rom
topic archaeology
review
information technology
CD-Rom companion
Middle Paleolithic
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