Levallois lessons: The challenge of integrating mathematical models, quantitative experiments and the archaeological record

World Archaeology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 519-538

  Lycett, Stephen J ^a   Eren, Metin I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

experimental archaeology; external validity; internal validity; Levallois

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARCHAEOLOGY; ARTIFACT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PALEOLITHIC; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 84888001216     PISSN: 00438243     EISSN: 14701375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00438243.2013.821670     Document Type: Article

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