On the utility and economization of un retouched flakes: The effects of exterior platform angle and platform depth

American Antiquity

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 724-745

  Lin, Sam C ^a   Rezek, Zeljko ^a   Braun, David ^b   Dibble, Harold L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

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EID: 84896640721     PISSN: 00027316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7183/0002-7316.78.4.724     Document Type: Review

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