Lithic raw material variability and the reduction of short-term-use implements : an example from northwestern New Mexico /

"Chipped stone tools are a truly dynamic medium of material culture. From initial reduction to contemporary excavation, lithic artifacts undergo continuous change. The role of the properties of raw materials in determining rates of use-wear accrual is poorly understood and has rarely been asses...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Lerner, Harry Joseph
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : Archaeopress, 2007.
Series:	BAR international series ; 1688.
Subjects:	Stone implements > New Mexico. Tools, Prehistoric > New Mexico. Indians of North America > New Mexico. New Mexico > Antiquities. Excavations (Archaeology) > New Mexico.