What attributes are important for the measurement of assemblage reduction intensity? Results from an experimental stone artefact assemblage with relevance to the Hoabinhian of mainland Southeast Asia

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1189-1200

  Marwick, Ben ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assemblage reduction; Experimental archaeology; Hoabinhian; Lithic technology; Southeast Asia

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; ARTIFACT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HOLOCENE; PLEISTOCENE; TECHNOLOGY;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 40749105194     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2007.08.007     Document Type: Article

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