Slicing cut marks on animal bones: Diagnostics for identifying stone tool type and raw material

Journal of Field Archaeology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 147-163

  Greenfield, Haskel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

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EID: 40849125229     PISSN: 00934690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/009346906791071972     Document Type: Review

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