Thinking big about small tools

Archeological Papers of the American Anthropological Association

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 179-189

  Torrence, Robin ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

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EID: 33748899161     PISSN: 1551823X     EISSN: 15518248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/ap3a.2002.12.1.179     Document Type: Article

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