The surface alteration features of flint artefacts as a record of environmental processes

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1277-1287

  Burroni, Daniela ^a   Donahue, Randolph E ^a   Pollard, A Mark ^a   Mussi, Margherita ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Formation processes; Lithic wear; Palaeolithic; Tribology

Indexed keywords

ARTIFACT; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; FLINT; PALEOLITHIC; TRIBOLOGY; WEAR;

EID: 0036837036     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.2001.0771     Document Type: Article

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