Palaeo-Eskimo novice flintknapping in the eastern Canadian Arctic

Journal of Field Archaeology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 329-345

  Milne, S Brooke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 40249118966     PISSN: 00934690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/009346905791072224     Document Type: Review

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