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A Comparison of Châtelperronian and Protoaurignacian Core Technology Using Data Derived from 3D Models

Journal of Computer Applications in Archaeology
Volume 2 (2019): Issue 1
By: Samantha Thi Porter,  Morgan Roussel and  Marie Soressi  
Open Access
|Mar 2019

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/jcaa.17 | Journal eISSN: 2514-8362
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Language: English
Submitted on: Jul 13, 2018
Accepted on: Jan 29, 2019
Published on: Mar 20, 2019
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
Neanderthals,
lithic technology,
elliptical Fourier analysis,
3D scanning,
photogrammetry

© 2019 Samantha Thi Porter, Morgan Roussel, Marie Soressi, published by Ubiquity Press
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