Is the Soanian techno-complex a Mode 1 or Mode 3 phenomenon? A morphometric assessment

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1434-1440

  Lycett, Stephen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Levallois; Lithics; Morphometrics; Movius Line; Soan Valley; Soanian

Indexed keywords

ACHEULEAN; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARCHAEOLOGY; ASSESSMENT METHOD; CHRONOLOGY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY; LITHIC FRAGMENT; MORPHOMETRY; PALEOLITHIC;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 34447102108     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2006.11.001     Document Type: Article

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