Microwear and residue analyses in perspective: The contribution of ethnoarchaeological evidence

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1287-1299

  Rots, V ^a   Williamson, B S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ethnoarchaeology; Microwear; Residues; Stone scrapers

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; TOOL USE;

EID: 3042638043     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2004.02.009     Document Type: Article

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