Technical aspects of a worked proboscidean tusk from Inmachuk River, Seward Peninsula, Alaska

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1088-1094

  Gelvin Reymiller, Carol ^a   Reuther, Joshua D ^a   Potter, Ben A ^a   Bowers, Peter M ^a  

^a Northern Land Use Research Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

Grooving techniques; Northwest Alaska; Proboscidean ivory reduction technology

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARTIFACT; IVORY; PREHISTORIC;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; SEWARD PENINSULA; UNITED STATES;

BROSME BROSME; MAMMUTHUS; ODOBENUS ROSMARUS;

EID: 33646537815     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2005.11.015     Document Type: Article

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