Experimental analysis of the practical limits of lithic refitting

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 427-433

  Laughlin, John P ^a   Kelly, Robert L ^b  

^a Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Biface reduction; Core reduction; Debitage; Experimental archaeology; Lithic analysis; Refitting

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LIMIT ANALYSIS; LITHIC FRAGMENT; REDUCTION;

EID: 70449685571     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2009.10.007     Document Type: Article

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