Resources for Archaeological Lithic Analysts [Internet Resources] Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship Spring 1999 DOI:10.5062/F4X63JXD URLs in this document have been updated. Links enclosed in {curly brackets} have been changed. If a replacement link was located, the new URL was added and the link is active; if a new site could not be identified, the broken link was removed. Science and Technology Resources on the Internet Resources for Archaeological Lithic Analysts Hugh W. Jarvis Graduate Student School of Information & Library Studies and Department of Anthropology University at Buffalo hjarvis@acsu.buffalo.edu [Note: Information as of 8/02: Hugh Jarvis, Ph.D., MLS Cybrarian/Web Information Coordinator Creative Services - University at Buffalo 330 Crofts Hall, Buffalo, New York, USA 14260-7015 hjarvis@buffalo.edu] Like many disciplines, archaeology has rapidly embraced new technologies as they have become available. However, archaeology may very well be a unique case. While their training places them solidly within the social sciences or even humanities, archaeologists are routinely forced to acquire skills and knowledge from outside their core discipline in order to make the great jump from the material record to a level where they can gain insight into human behavior . As their analytical toolkit has evolved, an increasingly complex mixture of interdisciplinary knowledge has been required to keep pace. While those who contribute to archaeology may come from all the other scholarly disciplines, it is the archaeologists who typically must coordinate the research efforts, pull together all of the resulting information, and conduct the final analysis. This feat requires access to a wide range of knowledge. The material evidence of our collective past, namely the tools, architectural remains, art forms, and incidental products of past activities, is aptly called the "archaeological record". While a variety of materials are preserved, including ceramics and organic materials, the great majority is recorded in stone. From these lithic materials, a great deal of information can be culled. The sources of raw materials tell us about procurement and exchange patterns. The nature of the materials and their finished products tell us about technology, skill, and shared learning. Some of the artifacts can also be dated, providing us with more precise chronologies. In order to conduct research in this niche, archaeologists must be able to draw on the wealth of the earth sciences as well as cross-disciplinary fields such as archaeometry and material sciences. This webliography is intended to aid in this endeavor, providing links not only to archaeological sites of value to lithic archaeologists, but also to relevant sites from those other fields as well. Table of Contents General Web Sites Archaeology (general & lithic meta-sites, dictionaries & glossaries) Relevant Earth Sciences: (meta-sites, dictionaries, maps, databases & collections, USGS, etc.) Inter-/ Cross- Disciplinary Science Research Projects Literature & Databases Libraries & Library Resources Bibliographies Periodicals Book & Article Links Databases Relevant Educational & Institutional Sites Academic Departments with Relevant Resources Archaeological Courses on Lithics Research Centers & Laboratories Geological Surveys Organisations & Associations Electronic Fora (discussion lists and newsgroups) Technology Concerns (incl. knapping & replication studies) Prehistoric Cultural & Artifact Information (incl. artifacts & point typologies) Geological Sources & Procurement "Images on Stone" / Rock Art Sites Software & Data Commercial Concerns (no artifacts!) 1. General Web Sites ARCHAEOLOGY These are general archaeological meta-sites with broad coverage and others with a more specific focus on lithic archaeology. WWW V-Lib & Meta-Sites: {ArchNet} WWW V-Lib for Archaeology, contact: <{archnet@www.lib.uconn.edu}> {Archaeology on the Net} compiled by Tumay Asena Lithics-Net "the center of the Web for information on North American aborigine projectile points and lithics", compiled by Art Gumbus {"Knappers Anonymous"} compiled by Tim Rast {Stone Pages} "some of the most interesting megalithic sites in Europe", compiled by Diego Meozzi Dictionaries & Glossaries: {Dictionary of Prehistoric Archaeology} bilingual references by Dr. Linda R. Owen (English-German & French-German) {Glossary of Terms Used in "Lithic" Analysis} compiled by Peter Hiscock Lithics-Net Glossary of Lithics Terminology compiled by Art Gumbus RELEVANT EARTH SCIENCES These exemplary earth science resources provide access to a wealth of backgroud information for archaeological research. WWW V-Lib & Meta-Sites: {WWW Virtual Library: Earth Sciences} {WWW Virtual Library: Geophysics} {GeoWeb} {Geoscience Information Center} {Structural Geology and Metamorphic Petrology on the WWW} {Mineralogy and Petrology Research on the Web} Yahoo! {Geography links} Yahoo! {Geology & Geophysics links} Yahoo! {Hobbies: Rocks, Gems, & Minerals links} Dictionaries, Glossaries, Bibliographies, Encyclopedias, etc.: {Illustrated Glossary of Geologic Terms} Encyclopedia.com (a free encyclopedia) {Getty Thesaurus of [US] Geographic Names} (a gazeteer) {US Geographic Nameserver} (a gazeteer) Canadian Geographic Nameserver (a gazeteer) {Geoscience Information Network Bibliography} {Interactive Periodical Table} Maps: (also see links in Commercial Concerns below) Yahoo! {Map links} University of Kansas' {Geological Maps on the Web} USGS {Digital Data Series} {DDS-2 - 1978 geologic map of Nevada} {DDS-11} - Geology of Conterminous US at 1:2,500,000 McGill Libraries' Electronic Book Shelf {Atlases, Maps, Gazetteers} Mineral Databases: (physical properties & images) {Athena Mineralogy} extensive & detailed information {Mineralogy Database} extensive & detailed information including UV fluorescence Mineral Collections: (illustrated examples) Yale Peabody Museum's {Catalogue of Minerals} {Smithsonian Museum's Gem & Mineral Collection} Georgia Perimeter College's {Rocks and Minerals Lab} {Ken's Fluorescent Minerals} USGS Information: {Ask-A-Geologist} service {Digital Data Series} (see also Software & Data, and Maps) {DDS-2} - 1978 geologic map of Nevada {DDS-11} - Geology of Conterminous US at 1:2,500,000 {Earth Science Information Centers} publication information Miscellaneous: {Earth Science Resources on the Internet} links to earth science resources designed for undergraduate courses INTER-/ CROSS- DISCIPLINARY SCIENCE The following sites provide initial access to cross- or interdisciplinary knowlege. {Archaeometry} and {Geoarchaeology} Areas WWW V-Library Archaeology - ArchNet {Archaeological Sciences Resources} Bradford University (UK) {Geoarchaeology} Archaeometry Research Group (U Heidelberg) {Overview of INAA} Missouri University Research Reactor {Pleasanton Sites obsidian hydration charts} Bieling & Psota Archaeological Consultants {Teaching Archaeometry} University of Illinois, Urbana-Champagne 2. Research Projects Summaries of archaeological research are being published online with growing frequency. The following sites were chosen because they focus heavily or even solely on lithics. {The Chilca Valley Project} "reconstruction of Middle Archaic life at Tres Ventanas" including research on the microwear polish of stone tools {3D Imaging in Anthropology Project (incl. lithics)} by John Kappelman & Samuel Wilson, University of Texas {Northeast Lithic Database (NELD) pilot project} a pilot project located at {ArchNet} 3. Literature & Databases The online publication of archaeological information is growing at least as rapidly as its print relative, and is certainly more difficult to track. The following resources provide bibliographic and searchable database access to this literature, as well as direct links to online documents. LIBRARIES & LIBRARY RESOURCES {USGS Library} {Library of Congress online catalog} {BISON (UB Libraries Catalog)} and links to other {online library catalogues} BIBLIOGRAPHIES {Methodology of Microwear Analysis} (a use-wear bibliography) compiled by Michael J. Miller Projectile Point Use-Wear Bibliography compiled by by John Dockall Gunflint Bibliography compiled by K. Kris Hirst {Flaked Glass Bibliography} compiled by Alice Gorman {Archaeology World's on-line papers about Australian Implements} courtesy of Peter Hiscock {Ohio State University's GIS Online Master Bibliography} Project {"Neverending Projectile Point Bibliography"} compiled by Michael "Smoke" Pfeiffer" {Annotated Microwear Bibliography} compiled by Michael J. Miller {Symbolism of Charmstones and Other Ritual Objects} compiled by Peter T. Rhode {IAOS Obsidian Bibliography} {Northeast Lithic Database (NELD) Bibliography} (pilot project) {Annotated Bibliography of Southwestern & Native American Religious Shrines, Trail Shrines, Rock Cairns, Stacked Rock Features & Rock Markers} compiled by Brian W. Kenny PERIODICALS Meta-Resources: {Index of Geoscience Journals Johannes Gutenberg Universität, Mainz {Links to Journal Resources on the Net} compiled by the Society of Archaeological Sciences {CARL Uncover} (searchable database of journal tables of contents) Journals: Anthropology Review Database (ARD) searchable database of book, video/film, audio recording, and software/multimedia reviews {Archaeometry} "International research journal covering the involvement of the sciences with archaeology and art history" {Boletin de arqueologia experimental} (Bulletin of Experimental Archaeology) Bulletin of the {International Association of Obsidian Studies (IAOS)} {Bulletin} of the Society for American Archaeology {CHIPS} "The Flintknapper's quarterly news publication written for flintknappers by flintknappers" {Journal of Archaeological Science} of the {Society for Archaeological Sciences} for contents, click on IDEAL, enter "guest" and "ideal" {Journal of Field Archaeology} Journal of World Anthropology (JWA) (no longer published) {Geoarchaeology} excellent journal but not online; try the free service by {CARL Uncover} for tables of contents. Lithic Technology contact George Odell (Editor) The Platform (Minnesota Knappers Guild) {Quaternary International} Journal of the International Union for Quaternary Research {TRACCE - Online Rock Art Bulletin} BOOK & ARTICLE LINKS The following are online or digital versions of books and articles. Application of Ultraviolet Fluorescence to Lithic Sourcing by Hugh Jarvis (under revision) {Archaeology: An Introduction} an electronic companion to the book by Kevin Greene (U Newcastle), including sections on archaeological science {An Archaeological Lithic Analysis of the Frank Site} by Michael J. Miller ("...differentiating archaeological probability zones, a corollary of the concept that human behavior is patterned. Testing against an established predictive model substantiates...") {Backed Blades in Northern Australia: Evidence from Northwest Queensland} by Peter Hiscock and P. J. Hughes (1980) Australian Archaeology 10:86-95 {The "chaîne operatoire" approach to lithic analysis} by Roger Grace {Determination of Early and Late Stage Lithic Biface Use in The Early Side Notched Component at Dust Cave: A Microwear Analysis} by Michael J. Miller {Dynamics of Dispersion: The Place of Silcrete in Archaeological Assemblages from the Lower Murchison, Western Australia} by Denis Byrne {The End of Points} by Peter Hiscock (1994) in Archaeology in the North edited by M. Sullivan, S. Brockwell, & A. Webb. North Australian Research Unit, Australian National University. Pp. 72-83 {The Experimental Reduction of Rock in a Camas Oven: Towards an Understanding of the Behavioral Significance of Fire-Cracked Rock} by Douglas C. Wilson {An Experimental Study of Microwear Formation Among Modern and Prehistoric Stone Flake Tools} by Michael J. Miller ("...experimental research producing utilized and retouched flakes forms a data set similar to Late Woodland (250 A.D. - 1200 A.D.) artifacts found at the Evie site...") {Expert Systems for Lithic Analysis} by Roger Grace {Flaked Stone Materials from the Skyrocket Site} from Bieling & Psota Archaeological Consultants {Franz Valley Obsidian, Sonoma County, California} from Bieling & Psota Archaeological Consultants {A Geoarchaeological Approach to Secondary Lithic Deposits} by Phillip H. Shelley {A Geological Companion to Greece & the Aegean} excerpts by Michael & Reynold Higgins {Geologic Sources of Historic Stone Architecture in Iowa} by Brian J. Witzke {The Glazier Blade Cache} {INAA Testing of Archaeological & Geological Samples from the Woman River Iron Range & Adjacent Areas} by Nick Adams {Interpreting the Function of Stone Tools} by Roger Grace {Lithic Raw Material Resources in Minnesota} by Kent Bakken {Louisiana Petrified Wood} by Paul V. Heinrich {Major Obsidian Sources in California & Western Nevada} from Bieling & Psota Archaeological Consultants {The Need for a Taphonomic Perspective in Stone Artefact Analysis} by Peter Hiscock (1985) Queensland Archaeological Research 2:82-95 {Obsidian Studies at ALA-42 in Pleasanton, California} from Bieling & Psota Archaeological Consultants {Obsidian Studies at SOL-356 in Green Valley, California} from Bieling & Psota Archaeological Consultants {Obsidian Studies at Three Sites in Pleasanton, California Ala-555, Ala-483, & Ala-483 Extension} from Bieling & Psota Archaeological Consultants {The Role of Geology in Shaping the Archaeological Record} by E. Arthur Bettis III Scanning artifacts: Using a Flatbed Scanner to Image Three-Dimensional Objects by Brett A. Houk and Bruce K. Moses. 1998. SAA Bulletin 16(3):36-39 not yet online: try {http://www.saa.org/Portals/0/SAA/publications/SAAbulletin/16-3/SAA16.html} {A Study of Ground-Stone Knives from Connecticut} {Transformations of Upper Palaeolithic Implements in the Dabba industry from Haua Fteah (Libya)} by Peter Hiscock {Technological Organisation and Settlement in Southwest Tasmania} by I. McNiven (1994) {Tula Adzes and Bifacial Points on the East Coast of Australia} by I. McNiven (1993) {Use of Geological Materials by Prehistoric Peoples} by E. Arthur Bettis III & William Green {Visual Sourcing of Eastern Sierra/Western Great Basin Obsidians} from Bieling & Psota Archaeological Consultants DATABASES {Archaeological Data Archive Project} (ADAP) Archaeological Institute of America: Bryn Mawr {Archaeology Data Services} (ADS) University of York provides access to UK archaeological data & site archives {National Archeological Database} (NADB) inventories & maps of archaeological data {Northeast Lithic Database} (NELD) pilot project 4. Relevant Educational & Institutional Sites This section is intended to provide access to educational and research institutions that offer relevant programs or engage in relevant research, or that might provide contacts for relevant information. ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS WITH RELEVANT RESOURCES {Directory of Graduate Programs in Archaeological Geology and Geoarchaeology} (Geological Society of America Archaeological Geology Division) {Archaeological Science} (U Bradford) {Program on Ancient Technologies & Archaeological Materials (ATAM)} (U Illinois ) {Archaeological Geology} (U Georgia Center for Archaeological Sciences) ARCHAEOLOGICAL COURSES ON LITHICS {PREH3017 Archaeological Artefact Analysis} Australian National University LISS 390b Introduction to Archaeological Laboratory Techniques Colorado School of Mines (USA) {ANT110B: Archaeological Analysis} Saddleback Community College (USA) Ant418/518 Lithic Technologies State University of New York at Brockport (USA) {Archaeology Modules - Lithic Artefacts} University of Glasgow (UK) {ANTH 352 - Theory & Methods of Lithic Analysis} University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign (USA) {IAS - Interdisciplinary Archaeological Studies} (graduate program) University of Minnesota (USA) {Bioarchaeology and Geoarchaeology (AAP105) and Materials Science in Archaeology: Artefacts and Sites (AAP104)} University of Sheffield (UK) RESEARCH CENTERS & LABORATORIES {Archaeometry Group} (U Bonn) {Archaeometry Research Group} (U Heidelberg) {Centre for Archaeological Research} (U Auckland) {Centre de Reference Lithique du Quebec} (CRLQ) {TOSL Laboratory} (Dalhousie U) {Geochemical Archaeology & Archaeometallurgy} (Yale U) {Glenn Black Laboratory of Archaeology} (Indiana U) {Humboldt State Archaeology Lab Obsidian Page} {Institute of Archaeology Archaeometry Unit} (Hebrew U) {Holland Lithic Lab & Reference Collection} (Buffalo Museum of Science) {Laboratory for Archaeological Chemistry} (U Wisconsin) {Luminescence Dating Laboratory} (U Washington) {Missouri University Research Reactor} {Northwest Research Obsidian Studies Laboratory} {Obsidian Hydration Analysis Service} {Obsidian Hydration Dating Lab} (UC Davis) {Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art} (Oxford) {South Suburban Archeological Society Lithics Library} {Stable Isotope Geochemistry} Texas Archeological Research Laboratory & reference collection (U Texas - Austin) {U Leicester Archaeological Services} (ULAS) {X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry Laboratory} (UC Berkeley) GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS (alphabetised by country) Yahoo! {Geological Surveys page} Australian Geological Survey {Geological Survey of Canada} {Newfoundland & Labrador Geological Survey} {Ontario Geological Survey} Czech Geological Survey {Geological Survey of Estonia} Geological Survey of Finland {Geological Survey of Ireland} {Geological Survey of Japan} Geological Survey of Lithuania {Geological Survey Department Malaysia} {Geological Survey of Namibia} {Netherlands National Geological Survey} {Geological Survey of Norway NGU} {Polish Geological Institute} Geological Survey of Slovak Republic {Geological Survey of Slovenia (IGGG)} Geological Survey of South Africa Geological Survey of Sweden British Geological Survey (UK) United States Geological Survey {Alabama Geological Survey} Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Arizona Geological Survey {California Division of Mines & Geology} {Colorado Geological Survey} {Florida Geological Survey} {Georgia Department of Natural Resources} {Idaho Geological Survey} {Illinois State Geological Survey {Indiana Geological Survey} Iowa Geological Survey Bureau {Kansas Geological Survey} Kentucky Geological Survey {Maine Geological Survey} {Maryland Geological Survey} {Minnesota Geological Survey} {Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology} Nevada Bureau of Mines & Geology New Jersey Geological Survey New Mexico Bureau of Mines & Mineral Resources North Dakota Geological Survey {Oklahoma Geological Survey} {Oregon Department of Geology & Mineral Industries} {Pennsylvania Geologic Survey} {South Carolina Department of Natural Resources} South Dakota Geological Survey {Texas Bureau of Economic Geology} {Utah Geological Survey} {Vermont Geological Survey} {Wyoming State Geological Survey ORGANISATIONS & ASSOCIATIONS American Association of Petroleum Geologists {American Geological Institute} {Association for the Study of Marble and Other Stones in Antiquity} (ASMOSIA) Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network {Fluorescent Mineral Society} Geological Society of America retrospective {publication index} {Archaeological Geology Division} {International Association of Obsidian Studies (IAOS) {International Symposium on Archaeometry} Standing Committee annual international archaeometry conference Lithics Studies Society (UK) contact: Elizabeth Walker c/o British Museum (Quaternary Section), Franks House, 38-46 Orsman Road, London N1 5QJ UK {Society for Archaeological Sciences} (SAS) Society for American Archaeology (SAA) {Lithic Studies Award Committee} {Geoarchaeology Interest Group} {Rock Art Interest Group} 5. Electronic Fora EMAIL DISCUSSION GROUPS (aka "Lists") {FlintForum} run by Richard Sanchez Garch-L geoarchaeology discussion list run by Fred Pearl {Lithics-L} "The Archaeological Lithics Analysis Discussion List" (archives) run by Hugh Jarvis {The Primitive Skills Group} ({archives}) run by André-François Bourbeau {ROCKS-AND-FOSSILS} hobbyist discussion list The FlintForum Digest run by Richard {QUATERNARY} Research in Quaternary Science {ROCK-ART} Rock Art Discussion & Information ARCH-L ({archives}) general archaeology discussion SAS-Net for {Society for Archaeological Sciences members} {GEONET-L} geoscience librarians list USENET NEWSGROUPS sci.archaeology Newsgroup sci.archaeology.moderated Newsgroup sci.geo.geology Newsgroup also see {List of Geology Newsgroups} 6. Technology Concerns This section lists sites on flint knapping and artifact replication, and issues of importance to them. META-SITES {Knappers Anonymous} collection of notes, essays, and images on flintknapping, maintained by Tim Rast {Knapper's Corner} run by Phil Hillerman knapper@eskimo.com for the Waldorfs {SARC: Stone Age Reference Collection} information on technology, typology, & raw materials {Stone Tool Technology Webring} functional and technological lithic concerns, including: flintknapping, microwear analysis, experimental archeology, and typological aspects, maintained by Michael J. Miller Yahoo! {Arts:Crafts:Flintknapping} INDIVIDUAL SITES Bruce Bradley's site demonstration and teaching of knapping & other technologies, by Bruce Bradley {Catalogue of Lithic Tool Types} (ArchNet - U Conn) {'Chaîne operatoire' approach to lithic analysis} by Roger Grace {Experimental Study of Microwear Formation Among Modern and Prehistoric Stone Flake Tools} courtesy of Michael Miller mjmiller@neo.lrun.com {Explanation of Stone Axe-Making} (MPEG 1 min 6 sec, 6.7mb) part of {"Retracing An Archaeological Expedition"} starring by Jean-Luc Pilon (National Museum of Civilsation, Canada) {Felling a Tree with a Stone Axe and an Antler Wedge} (MPEG 1 min 7 sec, 6.8mb) part of {Retracing An Archaeological Expedition} starring by Jean-Luc Pilon (National Museum of Civilsation, Canada) Folsom Point creation... by Tony Baker {History & Primitive Technology Page} including information on making gunflints & flintknapping {Hobby Mall - Flintknapping} {Introduction to Stoneworking} courtesy of Peter Hiscock {Knapperbob} Bob Patten uses natural processes to replicate artifacts and passes his knowledge on to others (see {Evaluating artifacts}). {Lithic Research, Inc.} featuring flintkapping links and a place to post lithic artifact jpegs of unusual lithic artifacts {... on microwear polishes} by Eric White Projectile Refurbishing illustrates discussion of refurbished (resharpened) projectiles by Tony Baker {Stone Artifact Replication Web Page} by Bob Thompson {Stone Technology} graphical description of heat alteration, courtesy of Michael Miller 7. Prehistoric Cultural & Artifact Information: Lithic archaeologists also need to have access to information about the prehistoric cultures that produced and used the lithic materials. {Projectile Points of the North Carolina Piedmont} {Archaeology World's Stone Artefacts} Australian archaeology courtesy of Peter Hiscock Bieling & Psota - Archaeological Consultants (Sonoma Co, CA) {Archaeology Pages}, including detailed information about sites and obsidian artifact assemblages contact: David G. Bieling {California Charmstone (a.k.a. Plummett) Site} by Pete Rhode of the SAC illuminates the wide variety of west coast lithic oddities {Can you dig it...?} pictures of arrowheads of central Texas by Bob Wishoff Chipped Stone Projectile Points of Western Wisconsin in frames or {non-frames versions} produced by the Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center {Concord Lithics} "...about stone tools and pre-history in Concord Massachusetts..." LITHICS-Net Projectile Point Data courtesy of Art Gumbus {Major Aboriginal Projectile Point Types in Southern New England and Associated Dates} by Tara Prindle {Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center} (U Wisconsin) features a projectile point typology for the northern Mid-West States {New England Projectile Point Catalogue} sponsored by ArchNet Northwestern Plains Projectile Point Type Chronology by G.L. "Buck" Damone III {Prehistoric Australian Artefacts} a catalogue of types & copies of some published papers by Peter Hiscock {SARC: Stone Age Reference Collection} (technology, typology, & raw materials) compiled by Roger Grace {Southern Ontario Projectile Points} courtesy of the London Chapter of the Ontario Archaeological Society {Stone Tools and Archeology of Virginia}, including a "tool of the month" and hammerstone types from coastal Virginia Chris Eckard {Texas Point Collection by Ted Dunnegan {Ultra-Sophisticated Stuff about the Prehistory of the North Carolina Piedmont} (including projectile point information) todd st. john {West Virginia Archaeological Research Library} virtual library with some point type information 8. Geological Sources & Procurement: Archaeologists who study procurement and exchange behavior rely heavily on geological fieldwork for information about the provenance of lithic raw materials. Often the natural geological outcrops are overlain by prehistoric or even historic rock quarries. (Published articles on this topic will be in the articles section above.) {Ancient Limestone Quarries of Nakbe, Guatemala} by James C. Woods and Gene L. Titmus {Obsidian Sources in the Southwest, Baja, & Northern Mexico} Berkeley Archaeological XRF Laboratory Plum Run chert quarries by Michael Miller {Siliceous Raw Materials from Bayern (central Europe)} samples from the University of Erlangen by Dr. Wolfgang Weissmueller {SARC: Stone Age Reference Collection} technology, typology, & raw materials information compiled by Roger Grace {Soapstone Sources in the US Southeast} Aleta Turner {Upper Mercer chert quarries} by M. Miller {Worldwide Obsidian Source Catalog} maintained for the IAOS by Northwest Research and the Archaeometry Laboratory at MURR 9. "Images on Stone" / Rock Art Sites: Past peoples expressed their world view in a variety of ways. Some of these involved the manipulation of lithic materials, through reposition of whole stones, or changes to the raw material color or shape. Archaeology on the Net's {Rock Art Area} compiled by Tumay Asena {Walking on the Rock Art Paths - Sui Sentieri dell'Arte Rupestre} created by middle-school children during a project which involved an approach to the Valcamonica Rock Art (Italy) {L'Age du Bronze de la region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur} by Clist Bernard {Valcamonica Rock Art site} {Petroglyphs & Rock Art Links} {TRACCE Online Rock Art Bulletin} {EuRA - European Rock Art} 10. Software & Data This is a brief set of links to useful software resources and datasets. A few utilities have been created specifically to analyse lithic data, while others provide help for analyzing archaeological data in general. WWW V-Lib for Archaeology - ArchNet {Mapping & GIS Area} {Software Area} Bonn Archaeological Statistics Package (BASP) {On Line Catalog of Geological Data} U South Carolina's Earth Sciences and Resources Institute {Point}: Projectile Point Classification Program by Tara Prindle Missouri University Research Reactor (MURR) {The MURR Archaeometry Lab On-Line Database} spublications with downloadable data sets USGS {Digital Data Series}: {DDS-6} - US Stratigraphic Nomenclature Databases ({reviewed in JWA}) {DDS-9} - US Geophysical Data Grids 11. Commercial Concerns This section provides sources for lithic samples, maps, books, or supplies, but no sites where artifacts are sold. {Arrowheads, Blades & Knives} Sells a videotape covering the history, usage, knapping, collecting and a short editorial AGAINST grave robbing and unauthorized digging of arrowheads. Maintained by David Anderson Ben Meadows Natural resource manager supplies, contact mail@benmeadows.com. {Bruce Bradley's site} Includes books and other materials demonstrating flint knapping. Dan Long Creator of modern replicas from authentic materials. Forestry Suppliers Retailer, including uv lamps and rock books & charts. Geoscience Publications Services Retailer of maps/books on earth sciences, geology, geography, and topography. Great Lakes Lithic Supply Company "Flintknapping Materials, Tools, and Supplies for Today's Lithic Artisan". Knapper's Anonymous raw materials {Trading Post} and {flintknapping supplies} Miner's Geological and Engineering Supplies Retailer, including uv lamps and rock books & charts. Contact minerox@rmci.net. {Rock Color Chart} - for sale from GSA for $29.00 USD. World of Maps (covering Canada only...) Maintained by Hugh Jarvis We welcome your comments about this article.