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Bone Point Functional Diversity

A Cautionary Tale from Southern Africa

Bibliographic Data

ID20036730
AuthorsJustin Bradfield (0000-0002-6139-6227, University of the Witwatersrand, corresponding author)
Year2016
Pages31-40
Publication date2016-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeCHAPTER
VenueOsseous Projectile Weaponry (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherSpringer Netherlands (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1007/978-94-024-0899-7_3
OpenAlexW2582285463
ISBN9789402408997
LanguageEN
Citations received16
References cited48

Archaeology · Diversity (politics) · Geography · Holocene · Pleistocene · Projectile · Projectile point · Sociology · Anthropology · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Geology · History · Materials Science · Paleontology · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology

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Unique citing works16
Citations per year1,6
Citation span2016 - 2026 (11)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 16

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