A Geometric Morphometric Assessment of Plan Shape in Bone and Stone Acheulean Bifaces from the Middle Pleistocene Site of Castel di Guido, Latium, Italy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20060672 |
|---|---|
| Authors | August G Costa (0000-0002-2206-2937, Indiana University Bloomington, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Pages | 23-41 |
| Publication date | 2010-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | New perspectives on old stones (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Springer New York (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1007/978-1-4419-6861-6_2 |
| OpenAlex | W73966568 |
| ISBN | 9781441968616 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 81 |
| References cited | 42 |
Acheulean · Archaeology · Debitage · Experimental archaeology · Geography · Lithic technology · Middle Paleolithic · Middle Stone Age · Paleoanthropology · Pleistocene · Stone tool · Morphological variations and asymmetry · Paleopathology and ancient diseases · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Geology
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