Residue and microwear analyses of the stone artifacts from Schöningen

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 89, Issue , 2013, Pages 298-308

  Rots, Veerle ^a   Hardy, Bruce L ^b   Serangeli, Jordi ^c   Conard, Nicholas J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b KENYON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Functional analysis; Hafting; Lower Paleolithic; Tool use

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; ARTIFACT; PALEOLITHIC; TOOL USE; WEAR; WOOD;

ANIMAL; ARCHEOLOGY; DEVICE MATERIAL; GERMANY; HOMINID; PSYCHOLOGY; TOOL USE;

ANIMALS; ARCHAEOLOGY; GERMANY; HOMINIDAE; MANUFACTURED MATERIALS; TOOL USE BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84941768791     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2015.07.005     Document Type: Article

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