Axe Quarrying, Production, and Exchange in Australia and New Guinea
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23403285 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anne Ford (0000-0002-1253-7177, University of Otago), Peter Hiscock (0000-0002-8893-4742, The University of Sydney) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Pages | 641-668 |
| Publication date | 2021-05-12 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of Indigenous Australia and New Guinea (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190095611.013.22 |
| OpenAlex | W3161066006 |
| ISBN | 9780190095611 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 29 |
Ground-edge artefacts (GEAs), also known as ground-edge axes, are an independent innovation that date to the earliest sites in Sahul (the continental landmass of Australia and New Guinea). During the Pleistocene, these tools were localized to the northern parts of the continent. Over time, significant changes took place in the distribution of GEAs, which became an almost continent-wide technology, with distinct regional variations in their form, production, and exchange patterns. This article explores the evolution of GEAs in Sahul, mapping the different trajectories in their production, use, and exchange, while also exploring the different roles that they may have played both socially and economically in their communities of use.
Archaeology · Distribution (mathematics) · Economic geography · Economics · Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution · Ethnology · Geography · Geomorphology · New guinea · Physical geography · Pleistocene · Plucking · Production (economics) · Telecommunications · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Computer Science · Geology · History · Mathematics · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 1,75 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |