Experimental analysis of the manufacture and use of bone and antler tools among the Mackenzie Inuit
Bibliography: p. 235-251. Use wear analysis of bone and antler tools has lagged behind studies of stone tools. In this dissertation I have tried to advance the study of microscopic wear on bone and antler. This study had three main goals. The first was to demonstrate, using theoretical concepts from...
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ftunivcalgary:oai:prism.ucalgary.ca:1880/24382 2023-08-27T04:10:16+02:00 Experimental analysis of the manufacture and use of bone and antler tools among the Mackenzie Inuit Le Moine, Genevieve M. (Genevieve Mary), 1960- David, Nicholas C. 2000002821 1991 xiv, 427 leaves : ill. 30 cm. application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/1880/24382 https://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/24039 eng eng University of Calgary Calgary Le Moine, G. M. (1991). Experimental analysis of the manufacture and use of bone and antler tools among the Mackenzie Inuit (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24039 http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/24039 0315711213 E 78 C2 L45 1991 http://hdl.handle.net/1880/24382 University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission. E 78 C2 L45 1991 Inuit - Northwest Teritories - Mackenzie - Antiquities Tools Prehistoric - Northwest Territories - Mackenzie doctoral thesis 1991 ftunivcalgary https://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/24039 2023-08-06T06:26:06Z Bibliography: p. 235-251. Use wear analysis of bone and antler tools has lagged behind studies of stone tools. In this dissertation I have tried to advance the study of microscopic wear on bone and antler. This study had three main goals. The first was to demonstrate, using theoretical concepts from tribology, that microscopic patterns on bone and antler can be differentiated. To that end, a series of experiments, involving both the manufacture and use of bone and antler tools, was carried out. The second goal was to apply the results of the experimental programme to an archaeological sample. Bone and antler tools from Mackenzie Inuit sites were selected as an appropriate case study. It was found that many of the different patterns defined experimentally could be identified on archaeological tools, but that tools with many possible uses, or which had been used for multiple tasks, are much more difficult to categorize. Finally, the data concerning manufacture and use of bone and antler tools among the Mackenzie Inuit generated by this analysis were used to reconstruct the design system used in making these tools. It is suggested that all the Mackenzie Inuit subgroups included in this study shared the same design system. Based on models from cognitive anthropology, this is taken to indicate a high degree of interaction between the groups. These results show great promise for future studies of bone and antler technology. Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis inuit Northwest Territories PRISM - University of Calgary Digital Repository Northwest Territories |
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Bibliography: p. 235-251. Use wear analysis of bone and antler tools has lagged behind studies of stone tools. In this dissertation I have tried to advance the study of microscopic wear on bone and antler. This study had three main goals. The first was to demonstrate, using theoretical concepts from tribology, that microscopic patterns on bone and antler can be differentiated. To that end, a series of experiments, involving both the manufacture and use of bone and antler tools, was carried out. The second goal was to apply the results of the experimental programme to an archaeological sample. Bone and antler tools from Mackenzie Inuit sites were selected as an appropriate case study. It was found that many of the different patterns defined experimentally could be identified on archaeological tools, but that tools with many possible uses, or which had been used for multiple tasks, are much more difficult to categorize. Finally, the data concerning manufacture and use of bone and antler tools among the Mackenzie Inuit generated by this analysis were used to reconstruct the design system used in making these tools. It is suggested that all the Mackenzie Inuit subgroups included in this study shared the same design system. Based on models from cognitive anthropology, this is taken to indicate a high degree of interaction between the groups. These results show great promise for future studies of bone and antler technology. |
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Experimental analysis of the manufacture and use of bone and antler tools among the Mackenzie Inuit |
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Experimental analysis of the manufacture and use of bone and antler tools among the Mackenzie Inuit |
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Le Moine, G. M. (1991). Experimental analysis of the manufacture and use of bone and antler tools among the Mackenzie Inuit (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24039 http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/24039 0315711213 E 78 C2 L45 1991 http://hdl.handle.net/1880/24382 |
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