A useful measure of the desirability of different raw materials for retouch within and between assemblages: the raw material retouch index (RMRI)

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1090-1094

  Orton, Jayson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Raw material; Retouch; Stone Age; Stone artefacts

Indexed keywords

ARTIFACT; CHERT; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; PREHISTORIC; STONE AGE;

EID: 38949137819     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2007.08.002     Document Type: Article

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