Producing value: Stemmed tools from Garua Island, Papua New Guinea

Australian Archaeology

Volumn 57, Issue , 2003, Pages 119-127

  Rath, Pip ^a   Torrence, Robin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

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EID: 53449098116     PISSN: 03122417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03122417.2003.11681770     Document Type: Article

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