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L.G. Freeman is a major scholar of Old World Paleolithic prehistory and a self-described “behavioral paleoanthropologist.” Anthropology without Informants is a collection of previously published papers by this preeminent archaeologist, representing a cross section of his contributions to Old Work Paleolithic prehistory and archaeological theory.

A socio-cultural anthropologist who became a behavioral paleoanthropologist late in his career, Freeman took a unique approach, employing statistical or mathematical techniques in his analysis of archaeological data. All the papers in this collection blend theoretical statements with the archeological facts they are intended to help the reader understand.

Although he taught at the University of Chicago for the span of his 40-year career, Freeman is not well-known among Anglophone scholars, because his primary fieldwork and publishing occurred in Cantabrian, Spain. However, he has been a major player in Paleolithic prehistory, and this volume will introduce his work to more American Archaeologists.

This collection brings the work of an expert scholar, to a broad audience, and will be of interest to archaeologists, their students, and lay readers interested in the Paleolithic era.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Title Page, Copyright Page
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  1. Title Page
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  1. Contents
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  1. Copyright Page
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  1. Foreword
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  1. Dedication
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  1. Preface
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  1. PART I
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  1. Foreword
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  1. 1: Anthropology without Informants
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  1. Preface
  2. pp. xv-xx
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  1. 2: A Theoretical Framework for Interpreting Archeological Materials
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  1. I. Toward a Working Theory
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  1. 3: The Fat of the Land Notes on Paleolithic Diet in Iberia
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  1. 1. Anthropology without Informants (1977)
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  1. PART II: An Overview of the Paleolithic
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  1. 2. A Theoretical Framework for Interpreting Archeological Materials (1968)
  2. pp. 19-28
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  1. 4: By Their Works You Shall Know Them Cultural Developments in the Paleolithic
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  1. 3. The Fat of the Land (Partial) (1981)
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  1. 5: Paleolithic Polygons Voronoi Tesserae and Sett lement Hierarchies in Cantabrian Spain
  2. pp. 73-86
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  1. II. An Overview of the Paleolithic
  2. pp. 41-44
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  1. PART III: The Lower Paleolithic
  1. 4. By Their Works You Shall Know Them: Cultural Developments in the Paleolithic (1975)
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  1. 6: Torralba and Ambrona A Review of Discoveries
  2. pp. 89-140
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  1. 5. Paleolithic Polygons: Voronoi Tesserae and Settlement Hierarchies in Cantabrian Spain (1994)
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  1. 7: Were There Scavengers at Torralba?
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  1. III. The Lower Paleolithic
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  1. PART IV: The Middle Paleolithic
  1. 6. Torralba and Ambrona: A Review of Discoveries (1994)
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  1. 8: Kaleidoscope or Tarnished Mirror? Thirty Years of Mousterian Investigations in Cantabria
  2. pp. 161-196
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  1. 7. Were There Scavengers at Torralba? (2001)
  2. pp. 141-158
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  1. 9: The Mousterian, Present and Future of a Concept (A Personal View)
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  1. IV. The Middle Paleolithic
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  1. 10: Research on the Middle Paleolithic in the Cantabrian Region Where Have We Come From? Where Are We Now?*
  2. pp. 213-236
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  1. 8. Kaleidoscope or Tarnished Mirror? Thirty Years of Mousterian Investigations in Cantabria (1994)
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  1. PART V: Paleolithic Art
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  1. 9. The Mousterian, Present and Future of a Concept (A Personal View) (2006)
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  1. 11: Meanders on the Byways of Paleolithic Art
  2. pp. 241-276
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  1. 10. Research on the Middle Paleolithic in the Cantabrian Region (2005)
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  1. 12: The Many Faces of Altamira
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  1. V. Paleolithic Art
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  1. 13: Techniques of Figure Enhancement in Paleolithic Cave Art
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  1. 11. Meanders on the Byways of Paleolithic Art (1987)
  2. pp. 241-276
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  1. 14: The Cave as Paleolithic Sanctuary
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  1. 12. The Many Faces of Altamira (1994)
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  1. 15: Caves and Art Rites of Initiation and Transcendence
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  1. 13. Techniques of Figure Enhancement in Paleolithic Cave Art (1987)
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  1. PART VI: The Benefits of Cooperation
  1. 14. The Cave as Paleolithic Sanctuary (2005)
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  1. 16: The Participation of North Americans and Spaniards in Joint Prehistoric Research in Cantabria
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  1. 15. Caves and Art: Rites of Initiation and Transcendence (2005)
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  1. Afterword
  2. pp. 359-361
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  1. VI. The Benefits of Cooperation
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  1. Permissions
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  1. Chapter 16
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  1. Index
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  1. Afterword
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  1. Permissions
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  1. Index
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