Lithic Technology

(4 Credits)

Stone tools, or lithics, are often the only material remain of past culture, especially when we go back far enough in time, to the first human ancestors. Therefore, they have received an enormous amount of scrutiny from archaeologists. This course will review the history of research in lithic analysis with the aim to identify which areas of the field are in need of improvement and develop ideas for the future. The course has an intensive practical component, involving the analysis of experimentally knapped stone tools.