Indexing flakes according to their mode of creation
The major dimensions of a flake are shown to accurately capture how a knapper's actions manage the impact dynamics responsible for flake formation. When weight and density are also known, those same dimensions convey essential information about the volumetric geometry of a flake, including basi...
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University of Edinburgh
2015-03-01
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Serier: | Journal of Lithic Studies |
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Online adgang: | http://journals.ed.ac.uk/lithicstudies/article/view/1139 |