Why flute? Folsom point design and adaptation

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 799-820

  Ahler, Stanley A ^a   Geib, Phil R ^b  

^a PaleoCultural Research Group   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Big game hunting; Fluted point; Folsom; Mobility; Projectile design; Technological organization

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; HUNTING;

EID: 0033800443     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1999.0503     Document Type: Article

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