Documenting natural wear on antlers: A first step in identifying use-wear on purported antler tools

Quaternary International

Volumn 211, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 91-102

  Jin, Jennie J H ^a   Shipman, Pat ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARTIFACT; DEER; HORN; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; WEAR;

CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 71549145278     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2009.06.023     Document Type: Article

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