Large cutting tool variation west and east of the Movius Line

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 962-966

  Petraglia, Michael D ^a   Shipton, Ceri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acheulean; Dispersal

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; MANUFACTURING; TESTING METHOD; TOOL USE;

AFRICA; ASIA; EAST AFRICA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; INDIA; KENYA; KOREA; SOUTH ASIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

GALIUM APARINE;

EID: 55949084833     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2007.11.007     Document Type: Article

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