An Upper Palaeolithic Flint And Chert Assemblage From Howburn Farm, South Lanarkshire, Scotland First Results

Oxford Journal of Archaeology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 323-360

  Ballin, Torben Bjarke ^a   Saville, Alan ^b   Tipping, Richard ^c   Ward, Tam ^d  

^{a *}  (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^d (TW) Biggar Archaeology Group Moat Park Heritage Centre Biggar South   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARTIFACT; CHERT; DATING METHOD; FLINT; LATE GLACIAL; PALEOLITHIC;

GERMANY; NETHERLANDS; SCOTLAND; SOUTH LANARKSHIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77958538519     PISSN: 02625253     EISSN: 14680092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0092.2010.00352.x     Document Type: Article

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