The Significance of Social Gestures and Technologies of Embellishment in Paleolithic Portable Art

Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 125-146

  Farbstein, Rebecca ^a  

^a Somerset House ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Art; Cha ne op ratoire; Gravettian; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955633336     PISSN: 10725369     EISSN: 15737764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10816-010-9085-9     Document Type: Article

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