Neolithic 'greenstone' axe blades from northwestern Italy across Europe: A first petrographic comparison

Archaeometry

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 235-252

  D'Amico, C ^a  

^a Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra   (Italy)

Author keywords

Eclogite axes; Greenstone axe blades; Jade axes; Neolithic (Italy, Europe); Polished stone

Indexed keywords

NEOLITHIC; TOOL USE;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 22144488757     PISSN: 0003813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2005.00199.x     Document Type: Review

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