The when, where, and how of novices in craft production

Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 51-67

  Ferguson, Jeffrey R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Lithic raw material; Scaffolding; Skill

Indexed keywords

EID: 40249093515     PISSN: 10725369     EISSN: 15737764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10816-007-9047-z     Document Type: Article

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