A calvarium of late Homo erectus from Ceprano, Italy

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 409-423

  Ascenzi, A ^a   Biddittu, I ^a   Cassoli, P F ^b   Segre, A G ^a   Segre Naldini, E ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Soprintendenza Museo   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calvarium; Earlier Pleistocene; Homo erectus; Italy, Ceprano; Lower Paleolithic

Indexed keywords

HOMINIDAE; HOMO ERECTUS;

CAVARIUM; HOMO ERECTUS; PLEISTOCENE;

ITALY, LAZIO, CEPRANO;

EID: 0030441949     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jhev.1996.0069     Document Type: Article

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