Early Beringian Traditions: Functioning and Economy of the Stone Toolkit from Swan Point CZ4b, Alaska

Abstract The pressure knapping technique develops circa 25,000 cal BP in Northeast Asia and excels at producing highly standardized microblades. Microblade pressure knapping spreads throughout most of Northeast Asia up to the Russian Arctic, and Alaska, in areas where the human presence was unknown....

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Published in:American Antiquity
Main Authors: Gauvrit Roux, Eugénie, Gómez Coutouly, Yan Axel, Holmes, Charles E., Hirasawa, Yu
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2024
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/aaq.2024.10
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0002731624000106