(Uns)table assemblage
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1558/jca.37965Keywords:
Arran, avocational, flint, fly, housework, lithic analysisAbstract
An abandoned table in a forgotten avocational workroom exposes the temporalities of archaeological practice and conventional lithic artefact analysis, and reveals creative encounters around the co-creation of self and stone.
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