A note on the term 'lithic'
<p class="abstract"><span lang="EN-US">The term ‘lithic’ is derived from the ancient Greek word for ‘rock’ (<em>lithos</em>), used in the late fourth century BCE by the scholar Theophrastus. The term ‘lithic’ in the way we use it today, meaning small rock...
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Language: | English |
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University of Edinburgh
2014-03-01
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Series: | Journal of Lithic Studies |
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Online Access: | http://journals.ed.ac.uk/lithicstudies/article/view/753 |