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Archaeological site interpretation using experimental quantitative and qualitative data: a response to Magnani et al. (2019)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2019

Kathleen Holen ,
Richard Fullagar  and
Steven R. Holen
Kathleen Holen*
Affiliation:
Center for American Paleolithic Research, 27930 Cascade Road, Hot Springs, SD 57747, USA
Richard Fullagar
Affiliation:
Centre for Archaeological Science, School of Earth, Atmospheric and Life Sciences, SMAH, University of Wollongong, Northfields Avenue, NSW 2522, Australia
Steven R. Holen*
Affiliation:
Center for American Paleolithic Research, 27930 Cascade Road, Hot Springs, SD 57747, USA
*
*Author for correspondence (Email: capr@goldenwest.net)
*Author for correspondence (Email: capr@goldenwest.net)
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Antiquity , Volume 93 , Issue 369 , June 2019 , pp. 798 - 801
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