%0 Journal Article
%T C INDEX: DIMENSIONING THE EXPEDIENT/CURATIVE CONTINUUM IN LITHIC TECHNOLOGY
%A Cornejo B
%A Luis E
%A Galarce C
%A Patricio
%J Chungar¨¢ (Arica)
%D 2010
%I Scientific Electronic Library Online
%R 10.4067/S0717-73562010000200004
%X the technological emphasis in lithic assemblages can be examined in terms of the degree of planning each set represents and its corresponding position along the expedient/curative continuum. this approach has been a very useful analytical tool in studies of toolmaking technologies, especially among hunter-gatherer societies. in most cases, however, the approach uses qualitative criteria which, though valid, do not allow for comprehensive comparisons of different contexts. this work proposes a mechanism that is more quantitative than qualitative by offering an ¨ªndex that can measure the degree of curation of a given lithic assemblage. as the paper shows, we have found this development to be a useful tool for analyzing hunter-gatherer and horticulturist contexts of central chile.
%K technological organization
%K lithic curation and expediency
%K central chile.
%U http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0717-73562010000200004&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en