Stone Artefacts as Transmitters of Social Information - Towards a Wider Interpretation with a North Swedish Example

Stone artefacts have been studied from various aspects. During the last decades possible behavioural aspects have been emphasized in discussions of different strategies in prehistoric manufacture and acquisition. In this paper specialization and distribution of stone tools are discussed in connectio...

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Published in:Current Swedish Archaeology
Main Author: Lena Holm
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Svenska Arkeologiska Samfundet 1994
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.37718/CSA.1994.08
https://doaj.org/article/6d8c66ef25bd43299f81fe1011220ec2
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Summary:Stone artefacts have been studied from various aspects. During the last decades possible behavioural aspects have been emphasized in discussions of different strategies in prehistoric manufacture and acquisition. In this paper specialization and distribution of stone tools are discussed in connection with manufacture, acquisition and consumption. The interpretation is based on Late Neolithic/Bronze Age assemblages in northern Sweden.