Lithic technology and discard at Marki, Cyprus: Consumer behaviour and site formation in the prehistoric Bronze Age

Antiquity

Volumn 72, Issue 278, 1998, Pages 796-805

  Webb, Jennifer M ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assemblage; Bronze age; Curation; Cyprus; Discard; Lithics; Tools

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005756752     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X0008738X     Document Type: Article

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