Refitted material and consideration of lithic reduction sequence among the microblade assemblages: A view from the Okushirataki-1 site, Hokkaido, Northern Japan

Asian Perspectives

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 332-347

  Takakura, Jun ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hokkaido; Japan; Lithic reduction sequence; Microblade assemblage; Palaeolithic; Refitted material; Stone tools

Indexed keywords

PALEOLITHIC; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TOOL USE; TYPOLOGY;

HOKKAIDO; JAPAN;

EID: 84859554083     PISSN: 00668435     EISSN: 15358283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/asi.2010.0009     Document Type: Article

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