Why microliths? Microlithization in the levant

Archeological Papers of the American Anthropological Association

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 57-68

  Belfer Cohen, Anna ^a   Goring Morris, Nigel ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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EID: 84895288156     PISSN: 1551823X     EISSN: 15518248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/ap3a.2002.12.1.57     Document Type: Article

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