Microlithic technology in Northern Asia: A risk-minimizing strategy of the late paleolithic and early holocene

Archeological Papers of the American Anthropological Association

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 103-116

  Elston, Robert G ^a   Brantingham, P Jeffrey ^b  

^a University of California ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 85036726583     PISSN: 1551823X     EISSN: 15518248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/ap3a.2002.12.1.103     Document Type: Article

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