Quantifying the size of artefact assemblages

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 251-258

  Hiscock, Peter ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abundance estimation; Artefacts; Breakage; Lithics; Minimum numbers; Taphonomy

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; LITHIC FRAGMENT; TAPHONOMY;

EID: 0036108546     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.2001.0705     Document Type: Article

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