Review of Sourcing Archaeological Lithic Assemblages: New Perspectives and Integrated Approaches, edited by C. Speer, R.M. Parish, & G. Barrientos (University of Utah Press, 2023) Salt Lake City. ix+ 236 pp. 64.00 (e-book), ISBN 978-1-64769-110-3.

traps resemble Near Eastern "kites" used to hunt gazelles, and Great Basin rock alignments containing rock blinds constructed for bighorn sheep are quite similar to caribou hunting facilities found in the American Arctic and Norway. Wherever they were employed, large-scale big game traps required communal labor to build, maintain, and operate, and studying these expansive features can aid in reconstructing aspects of ancient social organization, especially when coupled with relevant ethnographic accounts. It appears that Great Basin artiodactyl drives were often accompanied by the mass harvest of key plant foods such as pinyon seeds and roots, with the resulting food surpluses supporting large communal gatherings characterized by the exchange of information and goods, ritual and recreational activities, and alliance building. Large-Scale Traps of the Great Basin is an impressive compilation of data and represents one of the most thorough regional treatments of prehistoric big game hunting in North America. The substantial time and effort embodied in this publication are notable, and it stands as a significant contribution to the study of ancient human lifeways in the Intermountain West.