Amphibolite tools of the Portuguese copper age (3000-2000 B.C.): A geoarchaeological approach to prehistoric economics and symbolism

Geoarchaeology - An International Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 137-163

  Lillios, Katina T ^a  

^a RIPON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITE; COPPER; DETECTION METHOD; ECONOMICS; GEOCHEMISTRY; METAMORPHIC ROCK; NEOLITHIC; PREHISTORIC;

EVORA [PORTUGAL]; IBERIAN PENINSULA; MONTEMOR O NOVO; OSSA MORENA ZONE; PORTUGAL;

EID: 0347104915     PISSN: 08836353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6548(199703)12:2<137::aid-gea3>3.0.co;2-5     Document Type: Review

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