Book review: Fractures in Knapping
The book 'Fractures in Knapping' by Are Tsirk (2014) is apropos at a time when ‘shape matching’ to typological holotypes is de rigueur. Thus, a book that outlines the fractographic and fracture mechanic principles behind chaîne opératoire and technological analysis is important because und...
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| description | The book 'Fractures in Knapping' by Are Tsirk (2014) is apropos at a time when ‘shape matching’ to typological holotypes is de rigueur. Thus, a book that outlines the fractographic and fracture mechanic principles behind chaîne opératoire and technological analysis is important because understanding fractures is essential to interpreting knapping (Tsirk, 2014: ix). The book’s relevance is evident in the content of its three parts. Part one briefly considers the tools and techniques of knapping (chapters 1 and 2) and raw material types (chapter 3). Part two introduces the formation and meaning of fracture attributes (chapters 8 to 9). Part three (chapters 10 to 13) describes how fractography relates to knapping. It concludes with a few brief remarks (chapter 14), a glossary, references and index.
For more about the author of 'Fractures in Knapping', see Are Tsirk's biography in the Journal of Lithic Studies, Vol. 2, Nr. 1. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-81769e0c3e7a40e984261dcc43096d6d2023-08-28T14:27:57ZengUniversity of EdinburghJournal of Lithic Studies2055-04722016-03-013132132210.2218/jls.v3i1.13921392Book review: Fractures in KnappingPaul Richard Preston0Lithoscapes Archaeological Research FoundationThe book 'Fractures in Knapping' by Are Tsirk (2014) is apropos at a time when ‘shape matching’ to typological holotypes is de rigueur. Thus, a book that outlines the fractographic and fracture mechanic principles behind chaîne opératoire and technological analysis is important because understanding fractures is essential to interpreting knapping (Tsirk, 2014: ix). The book’s relevance is evident in the content of its three parts. Part one briefly considers the tools and techniques of knapping (chapters 1 and 2) and raw material types (chapter 3). Part two introduces the formation and meaning of fracture attributes (chapters 8 to 9). Part three (chapters 10 to 13) describes how fractography relates to knapping. It concludes with a few brief remarks (chapter 14), a glossary, references and index. For more about the author of 'Fractures in Knapping', see Are Tsirk's biography in the Journal of Lithic Studies, Vol. 2, Nr. 1.http://journals.ed.ac.uk/lithicstudies/article/view/1392lithic studiesarchaeologyfractorgaphyfracture mechanicslithic technologychaîne opératoire |
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