Scraper reduction and imposed form at the Lower Palaeolithic site of High Lodge, England

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 185-204

  Brumm, Adam ^a   McLaren, Andrew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b AECOM   (Australia)

Author keywords

High Lodge; Hominin cognition; Imposed form; Lower Palaeolithic; Scrapers

Indexed keywords

ARTIFACT; COGNITION; HOMINID; MORPHOLOGY; PALEOLITHIC;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 78650898212     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2010.09.005     Document Type: Article

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