How flakes shatter: A critical evaluation of quartz fracture analysis

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2442-2448

  Tallavaara, Miikka ^a   Manninen, Mikael A ^a   Hertell, Esa ^a   Rankama, Tuija ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Experimental archaeology; Flake fragmentation; Fracture analysis; Lithic technology; Quartz; Statistical analyses; Technological organisation

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; QUARTZ; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 77955279151     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2010.05.005     Document Type: Article

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