Ground stone use-wear analysis: A review of terminology and experimental methods

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 129-138

  Adams, Jenny L ^a  

^a Desert Archaeology Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Experiments; Ground stone; Tribology; Use wear; Wear mechanisms

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; DURABILITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; TEXTURE; TOOL USE; TRIBOLOGY; WEAR;

EID: 84902543681     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2013.01.030     Document Type: Article

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