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Crafting Bone Tools in Mesolithic Norway: A Regional Eastern-Related Know-How

Faire des outils en os en Norvège au Mésolithique: Un savoir-faire régional apparenté à la tradition orientale

Knochengeräteherstellung im mesolithischen Norwegen: Eine regionale Technologie mit östlichen Verbindungen

Knut Andreas BergsvikDepartment of AHKRUniversity of Bergen, NorwayView further author information
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Éva DavidCNRS Laboratory Préhistoire et Technologie, FranceView further author information
Pages 190-221 | Received 12 Mar 2014, Accepted 23 Aug 2014, Published online: 18 Oct 2014

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