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The manufacturing and functions of stone adzes in the cultural development of Late Neolithic Sha Ha.

Chan Yuet Wah. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 214-230). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / List of figures & tables --- p.vi / Chapter Ch. 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Overall objectives --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- "The archaeological site of Sai Ha, Sai Kung" --- p.2 / Chapter 1.3 --- Major archaeological discoveries --- p.6 / Chapter 1.4 --- Unit of analysis: stone adzes --- p.7 / Chapter Ch. 2 --- Literature Review --- p.12 / Chapter 2.1 --- Archaeological study in Hong Kong --- p.12 / Chapter 2.2 --- Approaches in the study of material culture --- p.13 / Chapter 2.3 --- The “chaine operatoire´ح approach --- p.18 / Chapter 2.4 --- Summary of research questions --- p.24 / Chapter Ch. 3 --- Methodology --- p.27 / Chapter 3.1 --- The material --- p.27 / Chapter 3.2 --- Research methods --- p.32 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- The chaine operatoire study of stone adzes --- p.32 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Multi-disciplinary study --- p.48 / Chapter Ch. 4. --- The Chaine Operatoire of Stone Adzes in Late Neolithic Sha Ha - Manufacturing --- p.50 / Chapter 4.1 --- Raw material procurement --- p.50 / Chapter 4.2 --- Manufacturing techniques --- p.51 / Chapter 4.3 --- Stone adze production in Bronze Age Sha Ha --- p.65 / Chapter Ch. 5. --- The Chaine Operatoire of Adzes in Late Neolithic Sha Ha - Morphologies --- p.69 / Chapter 5.1 --- The five types of adzes in Late Neolithic Sha Ha --- p.69 / Chapter 5.2 --- Concave working edge --- p.76 / Chapter 5.3 --- Skewed working edges --- p.78 / Chapter 5.4 --- Morphological changes in Bronze Age Sha Ha --- p.81 / Chapter Ch. 6. --- The Chaine Operatoire of Adzes in Late Neolithic Sha Ha - Functions --- p.88 / Chapter 6.1 --- Experimental results --- p.88 / Chapter 6.2 --- Results of blind tests --- p.98 / Chapter 6.3 --- Functional study of adzes in Late Neolithic Sha Ha --- p.99 / Chapter 6.4 --- Changes in functions of adzes in Bronze Age Sha Ha --- p.109 / Chapter 6.5 --- Stone adzes: other observations --- p.111 / Chapter Ch. 7 --- The Material Culture of Adzes and the Socio-Economic Aspects of Late Neolithic Sha Ha and Changes in Bronze Age Sha Ha --- p.116 / Chapter 7.1 --- The material culture of stone adzes --- p.116 / Chapter 7.2 --- The social and economic aspects: an overview --- p.139 / Chapter 7.3 --- Further research --- p.177 / Chapter Ch. 8 --- Conclusion --- p.182 / "Appendix I Review on Use-Wear Analysis - Development, Limitation & Ways of Improvement" --- p.190 / "Appendix II Use-Wear Features and Identification of Work Material, Motion and Use-Incurred Wears" --- p.200 / Appendix III Production Stage of Stone Adzes --- p.207 / Bibliography --- p.214

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_325557
Date January 2006
ContributorsChan, Yuet Wah., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Anthropology.
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish, Chinese
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, viii, 230 leaves : ill. (some col., some folded), maps ; 30 cm.
CoverageChina, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong, Sai Kung (Hong Kong, China)
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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