Measuring reduction in stone tools: an ethnoarchaeological study of Gamo hidescrapers from Ethiopia

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1016-1035

  Shott, Michael J ^a   Weedman, Kathryn J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometry; Area:thickness; Curation; Hidescraper; Reduction

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; ARCHAEOLOGY; ARTIFACT; STONE AGE; TOOL USE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33947502158     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2006.09.009     Document Type: Article

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