ABSTRACT
This brief review paper is about the latest work of Brian Hayden, which is titled Understanding chipped stone tools. The book provides a summary of his previous works for students. Brian Hayden is a Professor Emeritus in the Archaeology Department at Simon Fraser University-Burnaby and University of British Columbia-Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He has worked with leading researchers on lithic technology. His ethnographic field works, particularly in Australia, have made pioneering contributions to the functions of lithic elements.