Functional analysis of prismatic blades and bladelets from Pinson Mounds, Tennessee

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 63-83

  Kay, Marvin ^a   Mainfort, Robert C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hopewell; Lithic use wear; Nomarski optics; Pinson Mounds; Prismatic blades

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARTIFACT; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; SETTLEMENT HISTORY; STONE AGE; TOOL USE; INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY;

MIDWEST; TENNESSEE; UNITED STATES; OHIO RIVER;

EID: 84904410099     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2014.06.019     Document Type: Article

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