Revisiting the “Quartz Problem” in Lithic Studies: A Review and New, Open-access, Experimental Dataset

Caroline SpryDepartment of Archaeology and History, La Trobe University, Bundoora, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]

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Rebekah KurpielDepartment of Archaeology and History, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia

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Elizabeth FoleyDepartment of Archaeology and History, La Trobe University, Bundoora, AustraliaView further author information

Paul Penzo-KajewskiDepartment of Archaeology and History, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia

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