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Beyond the main function: An experimental study of the use of hardwood boomerangs in retouching acti...

Beyond the main function: An experimental study of the use of hardwood boomerangs in retouching acti...

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Beyond the main function: An experimental study of the use of hardwood boomerangs in retouching activities

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Beyond the main function: An experimental study of the use of hardwood boomerangs in retouching activities

Publisher

San Francisco: Public Library of Science

Journal title

PloS one, 2022-08, Vol.17 (8), p.e0273118-e0273118

Language

English

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San Francisco: Public Library of Science

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Contents

Retouched lithic tools result from the functional modification of their edges following knapping operations. The study of the later stages of the reduction sequence is fundamental to understanding the techno-functional features of any toolkit. In Australia, a gap exists in the study of the
chaîne opératoire
of lithic tools shaped or re-shaped...

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Full title

Beyond the main function: An experimental study of the use of hardwood boomerangs in retouching activities

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TN_cdi_plos_journals_2702915031

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_2702915031

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ISSN

1932-6203

E-ISSN

1932-6203

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0273118

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