On bad terms: Problems and solutions within zooarchaeological bone surface modification studies

Environmental Archaeology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 89-103

  James, Emma C ^a   Thompson, Jessica C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bone surface modifications; Experimental; Standardisation; Taphonomy; Terminology; Zooarchaeology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84940447115     PISSN: 14614103     EISSN: 17496314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1749631414Y.0000000023     Document Type: Article

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