Identifying expedient glass tools from a post-contact Tsimshian village using low power (10-100×) magnification

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 414-427

  Martindale, Andrew ^a   Jurakic, Irena ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Glass artifacts; NW coast archaeology; Post contact indigenous archaeology; Usewear analysis

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; GLASS;

EID: 31444444937     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2005.08.007     Document Type: Article

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