Testing a taphonomic predictive model of edge damage formation with Middle Stone Age points from Pinnacle Point Cave 13B and Die Kelders Cave 1, South Africa

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Schoville, Benjamin J ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Edge damage; Experimental archaeology; Lithic analysis; Middle stone age; South africa; Taphonomy; Trampling; Use wear

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARCHAEOLOGY; ARTIFACT; GIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SATELLITE DATA; TAPHONOMY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84901216627     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2013.10.002     Document Type: Article

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