A Levallois knapping site at West Thurrock, Lower Thames, UK: Its quaternary context, environment and age

Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society

Volumn 72, Issue , 2006, Pages 21-52

  Schreve, D C ^a   Harding, P ^b   White, M J ^c   Bridgland, D R ^c   Allen, P ^a   Clayton, F ^d   Keen, D H ^e   Penkman, K E H ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b WESSEX ARCHAEOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d University of York ^*  (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.1017/S0079497X00000773     Document Type: Article

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