The red-stained flint crescent from Gesher: New insights into PPNA hafting technology

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2010-2016

  Shaham, Dana ^a   Grosman, Leore ^a   Goren Inbar, Naama ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Gesher; Hafting technology; Levant; Mud plaster; Ochre; PPNA

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; ARTIFACT; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPOSITE; MINERALOGY; NEOLITHIC; PIGMENT; RECONSTRUCTION; TOOL USE;

ISRAEL; LEVANT; MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 77953957808     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2010.03.006     Document Type: Article

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