Technical microwear and residues in identifying bipolar knapping on an anvil: Experimental data

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1016-1025

  Vergès, Josep M ^a,b   Ollé, Andreu ^a,b  

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

^b UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anvil; Bipolar knapping; Experiment; Lithic technology; Microwear; Residues

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; ARTIFACT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LITHIC FRAGMENT; TOOL USE;

EID: 79952193835     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2010.11.016     Document Type: Article

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