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Handaxes

The First Aesthetic Artefacts

Bibliographic Data

ID20088092
AuthorsSteven Mithen (0000-0002-3391-7443, corresponding author)
Year2003
Pages261-275
Publication date2003-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeCHAPTER
VenueEvolutionary Aesthetics (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherSpringer Berlin Heidelberg (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/978-3-662-07142-7_9
OpenAlexW1885743466
ISBN9783662071427
LanguageEN
Citations received12
References cited39

Acheulean · Archaeology · Art · Endocast · Geography · Paleoanthropology · Skull · Evolution and Paleontology Studies · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Primate Behavior and Ecology · Geology · Paleontology

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Unique citing works12
Citations per year1,5
Citation span2018 - 2026 (9)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 11

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