Microwear and metric analysis of threshing sledge flints from Greece and Cyprus

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 657-666

  Kardulias, P Nick ^a   Yerkes, Richard W ^b  

^a KENYON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Farming technology; Mediterranean agriculture; Microwear analysis; Threshing sledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005761391     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1996.0062     Document Type: Article

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