Measuring core reduction using 3D flake scar density: A test case of changing core reduction at Klasies River Mouth, South Africa

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 4348-4357

  Clarkson, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

3 Dimensional scanning; Cores; Klasies River Mouth; Lithic reduction; Middle Stone Age; Reduction intensity; Scar density

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; LITHIC FRAGMENT; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MESOLITHIC; SURFACE AREA; TESTING METHOD; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

KLASIES RIVER; SOUTH AFRICA;

DISCOIDAE; LACUNA;

EID: 84881019442     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2013.06.007     Document Type: Article

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