An experimental study of bipolar and freehand knapping of naibor soit quartz from olduvai gorge (tanzania)

American Antiquity

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 690-708

  Diez Martín, Fernando ^a   Yustos, Policarpo Sánchez ^a   Domínguez Rodrigo, Manuel ^b   Prendergast, Mary E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c St Louis University (Madrid Campus)   (Spain)

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EID: 83755182911     PISSN: 00027316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7183/0002-7316.76.4.690     Document Type: Article

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