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Use and abuse of cut mark analyses

The Rorschach effect

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ID9290296
AuthorsManuel Domínguez-Rodrigo (0000-0002-7233-331X, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, corresponding author), P Saladié (0000-0002-1730-8461, Universitat Rovira i Virgili), Isabel Cáceres (0000-0001-8487-2591, Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social), Rosa Huguet (0000-0002-1750-6249, Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social), J Yravedra (0000-0002-4323-3379, Universidad de Alcalá), Antonio Rodríguez-Hidalgo (0000-0002-5449-9287, Universidad de Alcalá), Patricia Martins (0000-0002-8781-7966, Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social), Antonio Pineda (0000-0002-3767-8590, Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social), J Marin (0000-0002-5698-602X, Institut de Paléontologie Humaine), Gené Clara, Clara Gené, Julia Aramendi (0000-0003-3725-3776, Universidad Complutense de Madrid), Lucía Cobo-Sánchez (0000-0003-4628-2536, Universidad de Alcalá)
Year2017
Volume86
Pages14-23
Publication date2017-09-12
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Archaeological Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0305-4403 • E-ISSN: 1095-9238
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.jas.2017.08.001
OpenAlexW2754051450
LanguageEN
Citations received52
References cited56

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