Reconstructing Movement in Prehistory

Author: Close A.E.

Source: Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory, Volume 7, Number 1, March 2000 , pp. 49-77(29)

Publisher: Springer

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Abstract:

Movement is a universal part of human life. However, it normally leaves no material trace, so movements made in the past are difficult to investigate. Refitting artifacts across unusually long distances provides a robust method of reconstructing individual acts of movement. When there are multiple individual movements, it is possible to reconstruct patterns of movement, and to differentiate between different types of movement made for different purposes, even in prehistory.

Keywords: mobility; refitting; stone artifacts; hunter-gatherers

Language: English

Document Type: Regular paper

Affiliations: 1: Department of Anthropology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-3100; aeclose@u.washington.edu. Fax: 206-543-3285

Publication date: 2000-03-01