On questions surrounding the Acheulean 'tradition'

World Archaeology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 295-315

  Lycett, Stephen J ^a   Gowlett, John A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acheulean; Handaxes; Movius Line; Social transmission; Traditions; Variation

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARCHAEOLOGY; CULTURAL HISTORY; CULTURAL TRADITION; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; DOCUMENTARY SOURCE; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; PALEOLITHIC;

EID: 49549109415     PISSN: 00438243     EISSN: 14701375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00438240802260970     Document Type: Article

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