Specialized flint procurement strategies for hand axes, scrapers and blades in the late lower paleolithic: A 10Be study at Qesem Cave, Israel

Human Evolution

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-12

  Boaretto, E ^a,b   Barkai, R ^c   Gopher, A ^c   Berna, F ^d   Kubik, P W ^e   Weiner, S ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^b BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d Boston University   (United States)

^e ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Beryllium 10; Cosmogenic isotopes; Flint procurement; Flint tools; Lower palaeolithic

Indexed keywords

HOMINIDAE;

EID: 79952363684     PISSN: 03939375     EISSN: 1824310X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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