Integration of use-wear with protein residue analysis - a study of tool use and function in the south Scandinavian Early Neolithic

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1725-1737

  Högberg, Anders ^a   Puseman, Kathryn ^b   Yost, Chad ^b  

^a Malmo Museum   (Sweden)

^b Paleo Research Institute Colorado   (United States)

Author keywords

Method; Protein residue; South Sweden; TRB flint assemblages; Use wear

Indexed keywords

ARTIFACT; CORRELATION; FLINT; NEOLITHIC; PREHISTORIC; PROTEIN; TOOL USE; WEAR;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 67349152095     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2009.03.030     Document Type: Article

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