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Ethnographic Reality and the Ethnographic and Experimental Replication Of Australian Macroblades Known as Leilira

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ID9330565
AuthorsK Akerman (0000-0001-5823-7818, corresponding author)
Year2007
Volume64
Issue1
Pages23-34
Publication date2007-06-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAustralian Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0312-2417 • E-ISSN: 2470-0363
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03122417.2007.11681846
OpenAlexW2230881354
LanguageEN
Citations received24
References cited9

Long macroblades, generally known in Australia as ‘leilira‘ blades and created by direct percussion, were used as knives and spear points in many parts of northern and Central Australia until very

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Citation span2009 - 2026 (18)
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