Prieto, Alejandro; Universitat de Barcelona > Institut d’Arqueologia de la Universitat de Barcelona (IAUB) ; Universitat de Barcelona > Seminari d’Estudis i Recerques Prehistòriques (SERP)
Taipale, Noora ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Unités de recherche interfacultaires > Art, Archéologie et Patrimoine (AAP) ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences historiques > TraceoLab ; F.R.S.-FNRS - Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique
Álvarez-Alonso, David; Complutense University of Madrid > Department of Prehistory, Ancient History and Archaeology ; UCM Research Group “Territorios y sociedades prehistoricas del interior peninsular 971079"
Álvarez-Fernández, Esteban; Universidad de Salamanca > GIR PREHUSAL Departamento de Prehistoria, Historia Antigua y Arqueología
Baena-Preysler, Javier; Universidad Autónoma de Madrid > Departamento de Prehistoria y Arqueología
Cnuts, Dries ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Unités de recherche interfacultaires > Art, Archéologie et Patrimoine (AAP) ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences historiques > TraceoLab
Oberholzer, Ronè ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Unités de recherche interfacultaires > Art, Archéologie et Patrimoine (AAP) ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences historiques > TraceoLab
Pastoors, Andreas; Institut für Ur- und Frühgeschichte
Rots, Veerle ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Unités de recherche interfacultaires > Art, Archéologie et Patrimoine (AAP) ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences historiques > TraceoLab
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English
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The application of quartzite petrogenesis in Palaeolithic research: Methodological basis, ongoing narratives, future directions
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