In a nutshell: The identification and archaeological application of experimentally defined correlates of Macrozamia seed processing

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2117-2125

  Asmussen, Brit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cycad; Experiment; Macrobotanical; Macrozamia; Plant processing; Replicative; Seed

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; HOLOCENE; HUNTER-GATHERER; PLEISTOCENE;

CYCADOPSIDA; MACROZAMIA; MACROZAMIA MOOREI;

EID: 77954244689     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2010.02.009     Document Type: Article

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