Detecting and explaining technological innovation in prehistory

• Ētahi atu kaituhi: Spataro, Michela (Editor), Furholt, Martin (Editor)
• Hōputu: Tāhiko Wāhanga pukapuka
• Reo: Ingarihi
• I whakaputaina: Leiden Sidestone Press 2020
• Rangatū: Scales of Transformation 8
• Ngā marau: Prehistoric archaeology; archaeology; prehistory; technology; innovation; invention; tradition; chaîne opératoire; knowledge acquisition; knowledge transfer; Neolithic; Bronze Age; Iron Age; ethnography; ceramic; metal; bone
• Urunga tuihono: OAPEN Library: download the publication; OAPEN Library: description of the publication

Technology refers to any set of standardised procedures for transforming raw materials into finished products. Innovation consists of any change in technology which has tangible and lasting effect on human practices, whether or not it provides utilitarian advantages. Prehistoric societies were never...