Lithic Raw Material Usages during the Middle Stone Age at Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt

Geoarchaeology - An International Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 601-624

  Hawkins, Alicia L ^a   Kleindienst, Maxine R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; GEOLOGY; LIMESTONE; MESOLITHIC; SANDSTONE;

DAKHLA OASIS; EGYPT; NEW VALLEY; SAHARA; WESTERN DESERT;

EID: 0346110868     PISSN: 08836353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gea.10031     Document Type: Article

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