Petrographical, structural, and mechanical analysis of armorican phtanites: A key raw material for the mesolithic in Western France

Geoarchaeology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 327-351

  Tsobgou, A R ^a   Dabard, M P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; AUTOCHTHON; CHERT; DEFORMATION; EXPLOITATION; FLINT; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MESOLITHIC; PARAMETERIZATION; PEBBLE; PERSISTENCE; PETROGRAPHY; SILICA; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

ARMORICAN MASSIF; BRETAGNE; FRANCE;

EID: 77951923976     PISSN: 08836353     EISSN: 15206548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gea.20310     Document Type: Article

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