A MATLAB based orientation analysis of Acheulean handaxe accumulations in Olorgesailie and Kariandusi, Kenya Rift

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 569-581

  Walter, Marius J ^a   Trauth, Martin H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Artifact; Excavation plan; Flume channel; Rayleigh test; Shape detection

Indexed keywords

ACHEULEAN; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARCHAEOLOGY; ARTIFACT; EXCAVATION; PLEISTOCENE; PREHISTORIC; SHAPE;

EAST AFRICAN RIFT; KENYA; KENYA RIFT;

HOMINIDAE;

EID: 84877654188     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2013.02.011     Document Type: Article

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