Abstract
Analysis of chipped stone assemblages from the Camel Site In the Central Negev, Israel, shows evidencefor semi-specialized production ojbeads (as rejlected In mlcrollthlc drills and other waste) and grinding stones (as rejlected In a full complement of sandstone reduction waste). The association of a non-lntenslve production system with a peripheral nomadic encampment, along with evidence for trade In these goods with the urban systemfarther north, suggests that non-intensive manufacture of this kind can also be classified as a kind of specialized production. The association of this system with a peripheral pastoral society suggests that there is much more to these societies than mere pastoral Ism.
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