Production skill and Paleoindian workgroup organization in the medicine Creek drainage, southwestern Nebraska

Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 132-153

  Bamforth, Douglas B ^a   Hicks, Keri ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Nebraska National Forest   (United States)

Author keywords

Flintknapping; Paleoindian; Projectile points; Skill

Indexed keywords

EID: 40249112121     PISSN: 10725369     EISSN: 15737764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10816-007-9045-1     Document Type: Article

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