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Milky Quartz Bipolar Reduction and Lithic Miniaturization: Experimental Results and Archaeological Implications

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Trudy Doelman & John Webb. (2024) Facets of Variation: Macrocrystalline quartz reduction at Moolarben, central NSW, Australia. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 53, pages 104330.
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