What novice knappers have to learn to become expert stone toolmakers

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2857-2870

  Geribàs, Núria ^a   Mosquera, Marina ^a   Vergès, Josep Maria ^a  

^a INSTITUT CATALÀ DE PALEOECOLOGIA HUMANA I EVOLUCIÓ SOCIAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bifacial tools; Experts; Learning; Novices; Stone knapping; Technical gesture

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; COGNITION; COMMUNICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXPERT SYSTEM; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LEARNING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; TOOL USE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77956180485     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2010.06.026     Document Type: Article

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