Chert from the Munsungun Lake Formation (Maine) in Palaeoamerican archaeological sites in northeastern North America: Recognition of its occurrence and distribution

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 269-293

  Pollock, Stephen G ^a   Hamilton, Nathan D ^b   Bonnichsen, Robson ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

^b Department of Geogr and Anthropol   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chert distribution and occurrence; Chert source; Palaeoindian

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; CHERT; QUARRYING;

MAINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033102069     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1998.0335     Document Type: Article

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