Archaeological inference and Oldowan behavior

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 106-108

  Braun, David R ^a   Tactikos, Joanne C ^a   Ferraro, Joseph V ^b   Harris, J W K ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Experimental archaeology; Flake recovery rate; Oldowan; Olduvai

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; HOMINID; OLDUVAI EVENT;

EID: 33745189416     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2006.04.002     Document Type: Article

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