A qualitative guide to recognize bipolar knapping for flint and quartz

Lithic Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 316-331

  Peña, Paloma De La ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bipolar knapping; Flint; Knapping method; Pi ce esquill e; Quartz; Splintered piece

Indexed keywords

EID: 84955594583     PISSN: 01977261     EISSN: 20516185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01977261.2015.1123947     Document Type: Article

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