An assessment and archaeological application of cortex measurement in lithic assemblages

American Antiquity

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 513-526

  Douglass, Matthew J ^a   Holdaway, Simon J ^a   Fanning, Patricia C ^b   Shiner, Justin I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Heritage   (Australia)

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EID: 44449137432     PISSN: 00027316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0002731600046849     Document Type: Article

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