Reviewing the Role of Experimentation in Reconstructing Paleoamerican Lithic Technologies

IF 1.6 Q1 ANTHROPOLOGY

PaleoAmerica Pub Date : 2020-12-09 DOI:10.1080/20555563.2020.1848269

T. Jennings, Ashley M. Smallwood, C. Pevny

引用次数: 10

Abstract

ABSTRACT Experimental archaeology is a key component of research for reconstructing past human behaviors, and this approach has been a cornerstone for interpreting the earliest archaeological record in the Americas. In this paper, we survey the work of scholars who have used experimental archaeology to investigate the Paleoamerican stone tool record. We focus primarily on research published in the most recent decade. We organize our review according to four prevailing research themes: identifying objects intentionally made or modified by humans, measuring production efficiency, understanding projectile technologies, and reconstructing how tools were used. In each of these sections, we describe research questions and experimental designs and concisely summarize original investigators’ experimental results. Our hope is that this review will be a useful resource and inspire new experimental research.

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回顾实验在古美洲岩屑技术重建中的作用

实验考古学是重建过去人类行为研究的关键组成部分，这种方法是解释美洲最早考古记录的基石。在本文中，我们调查了一些学者的工作，他们利用实验考古学来研究古美洲石器记录。我们主要关注最近十年发表的研究。我们根据四个主要的研究主题组织我们的综述：识别人类故意制造或修改的物体，测量生产效率，了解抛射技术，以及重建工具的使用方式。在每一节中，我们都会描述研究问题和实验设计，并简要总结原始研究人员的实验结果。我们希望这篇综述将成为一个有用的资源，并启发新的实验研究。

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PaleoAmerica Earth and Planetary Sciences-Paleontology

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3.70

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0.00%

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期刊介绍： PaleoAmerica disseminates new research results and ideas about early human dispersal and migrations, with a particular focus on the Americas. It fosters an interdisciplinary dialog between archaeologists, geneticists and other scientists investigating the dispersal of modern humans during the late Pleistocene. The journal has three goals: First and foremost, the journal is a vehicle for the presentation of new research results. Second, it includes editorials on special topics written by leaders in the field. Third, the journal solicits essays covering current debates in the field, the state of research in relevant disciplines, and summaries of new research findings in a particular region, for example Beringia, the Eastern Seaboard or the Southern Cone of South America. Although the journal’s focus is the peopling of the Americas, editorials and research essays also highlight the investigation of early human colonization of empty lands in other areas of the world. As techniques are developing so rapidly, work in other regions can be very relevant to the Americas, so the journal will publish research relating to other regions which has relevance to research on the Americas.