Aspects of tool production, use, and hafting in Palaeolithic assemblages from Northeast Africa

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 637-664

  Rots, Veerle ^a   Van Peer, Philip ^a   Vermeersch, Pierre M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bifacial tools; Economic specialisation; Microwear; Projectiles

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOLOGY; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; LOGISTICS; MESOLITHIC; PALEOLITHIC; PLEISTOCENE; TOOL USE;

NILE VALLEY;

EID: 79953036833     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2011.01.001     Document Type: Article

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