An experimental study of bipolar reduction at Zhoukoudian locality 1, north China

Quaternary International

Volumn 400, Issue , 2016, Pages 23-29

  Li, Feng ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY AND PALEOANTHROPOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Bipolar reduction; Experimental study; Freehand reduction; Quartz; Zhoukoudian locality 1

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; ARTIFACT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; QUARTZ; REDUCTION; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA; ZHOUKOUDIAN;

EID: 84945576506     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2015.08.064     Document Type: Article

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