Re-analysis of the hominid radii from Cave of Hearths and Klasies River Mouth, South Africa

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 577-592

  Pearson, Osbjorn M ^a   Grine, Frederick E ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acheulean; Cave of Hearths; Klasies River Mouth; Middle Stone Age; Modern human; Neandertal; Radius

Indexed keywords

HOMINIDAE; ANIMALIA; PRIMATES;

ACHEULEAN; HOMINID; NEANDERTHAL; PLEISTOCENE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOSSIL; HISTOLOGY; HOMINID; HUMAN; MALE; PALEONTOLOGY; RADIUS; SOUTH AFRICA;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FOSSILS; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; MALE; PALEONTOLOGY; RADIUS; SOUTH AFRICA;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0031160923     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jhev.1996.0127     Document Type: Article

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