A revised sequence of backed artefact production at Capertee 3, New South Wales

Archaeology in Oceania

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 94-99

  Hiscock, Peter ^a   Attenbrow, Val ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Lithics; Technology; Typology; Variability

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644632727     PISSN: 07284896     EISSN: 18344453     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1834-4453.2004.tb00566.x     Document Type: Article

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