Cutmarks and hominid handedness

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 310-315

  Pickering, Travis Rayne ^a,b   Hensley Marschand, Blaire ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c Stone Age Institute   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain Lateralization; Cutmarks; Experimental Butchery; Handedness; Language

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; BRAIN; HOMINID; PALEONTOLOGY; TAPHONOMY;

HOMINIDAE; PAN; UNGULATA;

EID: 37749018126     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2007.03.012     Document Type: Article

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