Transverse grooved artefacts from southwestern Asia and northern Eurasia: Common traits and the reconstruction of function

Transverse grooved artefacts (TGA) appeared as a new cultural element in Mesolithic-Proto-Neolithic sites in southwestern Asia. We know of similar artefacts from northern Africa. Hundreds of TGA have also been found in northern Eurasia. Some common traits were found in specimens from far apart terri...

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Main Author: Irina Usacheva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Edinburgh 2016-10-01
Series:Journal of Lithic Studies
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Online Access:http://journals.ed.ac.uk/lithicstudies/article/view/1653