A possible new class of prehistoric musical instruments from new England: Portable cylindrical lithophones

American Antiquity

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 520-535

  Caldwell, Duncan ^a,b  

^a Marine and Paleobiological Research Institute   (United States)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

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EID: 84898758126     PISSN: 00027316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7183/0002-7316.78.3.520     Document Type: Article

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