Prehistoric string theory. How twisted fibres helped to shape the world
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3217819 |
|---|---|
| Authors | K Hardy (0000-0003-1127-2397, University of York, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 82 |
| Issue | 316 |
| Pages | 271-280 |
| Publication date | 2008-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003598x00096794 |
| OpenAlex | W1741781593 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 37 |
| References cited | 35 |
The author reviews the role of string in early human communities, using prehistoric and ethnographic evidence. Fibres, rolled into string, offer a technical means of holding things together; but the process of manufacturing string itself inspired special roles and structures - which in turn held together the members of communities
Archaeology · Ethnography · Physics · Prehistory · Sociology · String (physics · Theoretical physics · Anthropology · Archaeological and Geological Studies · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · History · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
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| Citations per year | 2,06 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2026 (19) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 35 |