World’s earliest ground-edge axe production coincides with human colonisation of Australia

Australian Archaeology

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 2-11

  Hiscock, Peter ^a   O’Connor, Sue ^b   Balme, Jane ^c   Maloney, Tim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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EID: 84995808285     PISSN: 03122417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03122417.2016.1164379     Document Type: Article

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