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Archaeological Approaches to Lithic Production Skill and Craft Learning

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ID5777584
AuthorsD B Bamforth (0000-0003-3362-7873, University of Colorado Boulder, corresponding author), N Finlay (0000-0003-1636-5250, University of Glasgow)
Year2008
Volume15
Issue1
Pages1-27
Publication date2008-01-14
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Archaeological Method and Theory (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1072-5369 • E-ISSN: 1573-7764
PublisherSpringer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1007/s10816-007-9043-3
OpenAlexW2157359377
LanguageEN
Citations received115
References cited82

Craft · Stone tool · Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture · Crafts, Textile, and Design · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies

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