On the critique of flake recovery rate and behavioral inference for early hominids: A reply to Braun et al. (2005)

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 102-105

  Kimura, Yuki ^a  

^a NTT DATA Corporation   (Japan)

Author keywords

Experimental archaeology; Flake recovery rate; Olduvai; Stone tool transport

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; HOMINID;

AFRICA; ARUSHA [TANZANIA]; EAST AFRICA; OLDUVAI GORGE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

HOMINIDAE;

EID: 33745194232     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2005.12.013     Document Type: Article

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