The 'chaîne opératoire' approach to lithic analysis
Chaîne opératoire, translated as operational sequence, has been described as "the different stages of tool production from the acquisition of raw material to the final abandonment of the desired and/or used objects. By reconstructing the operational sequence we reveal the choices made by ... hu...
Main Author: | Roger Grace |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of York
1997-02-01
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Series: | Internet Archaeology |
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Online Access: | http://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue2/grace_index.html |
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