Chipped Stone Technological Organization: Central Place Foraging and Exchange on the Northern Great Plains?by Craig M. Johnson (review)

摘要

Craig Johnson’s book presents an extensive examination of prehistoric chipped stone technology from 169 archaeological sites along the Missouri River in South Dakota and North Dakota. Although this study includes PaleoIndian and Archaic sites, more attention is given to the lithic technology of late prehistoric and early historic horticultural Plains villages (AD 1000– 1886). Johnson suggests that chipped stone technology from this region has received less attention than subjects such as ceramics and architecture. Consequently, he examined flaked stone artifacts recovered by archaeologists since the mid-1950s. These stone artifacts are commonly referred to as arrow and “dart” points, hide scrapers, knives, and small tools used for cutting, boring, and whittling.