S.A. Semenov - Prehistoric Technology. An Experimental Study of the oldest Tools and Artefacts from traces of Manufacture and Wear.
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S.A. Semenov - Prehistoric Technology. An Experimental Study of the oldest Tools and Artefacts from traces of Manufacture and Wear. Translated, and with a preface by M.W. Thompson - London - Cory, Adams & Mackay - 1964 - 1st edition - xii, [212] pp - Cloth binding with dust jacket - 20 x 25,5 cm.
Condition: Good - the cover with wear and tears. From the library of painter Willem van Manen with his stamp and signature: "Eindelijk toch nog gevonden".
English translation of 'Pervobytnaya Tekhnika' (1957) by Dr. Sergei Aristarkavich Semenov (1898-1978) on the oldest prehistoric technical tools and artifacts. Illustrated with black and white photos and reproductions. With index. Hardcover edition.
¶ Archaeological standard work, based on twenty years of microscopic examination of Stone Age utensils made of bones and stone.
"Apart from the new technique used in the work, [this book] draws together a great mass of scattered information on experimental work in making and testing tools, and also ethnographic parallels that by comparisons throw light on prehistoric tools".
