Characteristics of bifacial-reduction flake-size distribution

Pages & Document Description:
550 - 558; figs; refs; tables
Author:
Patterson, Leland W
Abstract:
Bifacial-reduction experiments suggest that the characteristics of flake-size distribution can be employed to detect bifacial-reduction activities at archaeological sites. However, data on bifaces in various stages of completion as well as on by-product flakes are necessary for detailed analysis of the biface-manufacturing sequence. Au
Dataset:
BAA
Classifications:
1B, 1F
Source full ref:
Patterson, Leland W 1990 `Characteristics of bifacial-reduction flake-size distribution' Amer Antiquity 55, 1990 550-8, figs, tables, refs. []
Source description:
550-8, figs, tables, refs.

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