The heated and the broken: Thermally altered stone, human behavior, and archaeological site formation

North American Archaeologist

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 241-269

  Petraglia, Michael D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 27744523584     PISSN: 01976931     EISSN: 15413543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/4D7X-H9HR-1P4J-417L     Document Type: Article

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