Multiple uses for Australian backed artefacts

Antiquity

Volumn 83, Issue 320, 2009, Pages 296-308

  Robertson, Gail ^a   Attenbrow, Val ^b   Hiscock, Peter ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Backed artefacts; Craft; Inter site variability; Microliths; Residue; Use wear

Indexed keywords

EID: 68149169916     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: 0003598X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X00098446     Document Type: Article

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