An Upper Palaeolithic shell scraper from Ksar Akil (Lebanon)

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 429-437

  Douka, Katerina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aurignacian; Ksar Akil; Levant; Radiocarbon dating; Shell tools; Upper Palaeolithic

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARCHAEOLOGY; EXCAVATION; PALEOLITHIC; RADIOCARBON DATING; SHELL; TOOL USE;

LEVANTINE SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

BIVALVIA; GLYCYMERIS;

EID: 78649517771     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2010.09.026     Document Type: Article

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