Slippery and billy: Intention, selection and equifinality in lithic artefacts

Cambridge Archaeological Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 71-77

  Hiscock, Peter ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 33750143102     PISSN: 09597743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959774304230050     Document Type: Review

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