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Title: Testing imaging confocal microscopy, laser scanning confocal microscopy, and focus variation microscopy for microscale measurement of edge cross-sections and calculation of edge curvature on stone tools: Preliminary results
Award ID(s):
1727357
NSF-PAR ID:
10096491
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports
Volume:
24
Issue:
C
ISSN:
2352-409X
Page Range / eLocation ID:
513 to 525
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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