The manufacture of cockle shell beads at early neolithic Franchthi Cave, Greece: A case of craft specialization?

Journal of Mediterranean Archaeology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 7-37

  Miller, Michele A ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

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EID: 0040530426     PISSN: 09527648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1558/jmea.v9i1.7     Document Type: Article

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