Testing the 'Laacher See hypothesis': tephra as dental abrasive

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2384-2391

  Riede, Felix ^a   Wheeler, Jeffrey M ^b  

^a Institut for Antropologi   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Laacher See eruption; Large tanged points; Late Glacial; Nanoindentation; Tooth wear

Indexed keywords

ALLEROD; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; CULTURAL CHANGE; DATA SET; DENTITION; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; HOMINID; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LAACHER SEE TEPHRA; LATE GLACIAL; MATERIAL CULTURE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEONTOLOGY; SETTLEMENT PATTERN; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; HOMO SAPIENS;

EID: 68349089156     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2009.06.020     Document Type: Article

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