Reduction and Retouch as Independent Measures of Intensity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20045147 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Brooke S Blades (Washington State University, corresponding author), Brooke Blades |
| Year | 2008 |
| Pages | 136-149 |
| Publication date | 2008-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Lithic Technology (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1017/cbo9780511499661.007 |
| OpenAlex | W1625737671 |
| ISBN | 9780511499661 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 17 |
This paper presents the argument that common interpretations of “reduction intensity” in fact conflate two different and at times independent processes. Reduction intensity should be restricted to an analysis of technological stages of raw material reduction and blank production, an overall process commonly referred to as the reduction sequence. Retouch intensity, by contrast, reflects changes to finished blanks and technological remnants arising from and related to function and use. The importance of the distinction lies in the identification of separate processes that may reveal elements of mobility, settlement pattern, and social intensification among prehistoric populations. This paper proposes that intensity should be analyzed in a reduction/retouch matrix and presents examples of such analyses
Archaeology · Biology · Blank · Geography · Identification (biology) · Intensity (physics) · Prehistory · Reduction (mathematics) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Computer Science · Ecology · Engineering · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Mathematics · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,44 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2021 (12) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |