Taphonomic interpretation of the Developed Oldowan site of Garba IV (Melka Kunture, Ethiopia) through a GIS application

Antiquity

Volumn 76, Issue 294, 2002, Pages 991-1001

  D'Andrea, Andrea ^a   Gallotti, Rosalia ^a   Piperno, Marcello ^a  

^a Istituto Universitario Orientale   (Italy)

^b Italian Archaeol Mis Melka Kunture   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

GIS; Melka Kunture; Oldowan; Taphonomy

Indexed keywords

ARTIFACT; GIS; LITHIC FRAGMENT; TAPHONOMY;

ETHIOPIA; MELKA KUNTURE;

EID: 0036922999     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X00091808     Document Type: Article

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