Aurignacian lithic economy and early modern human mobility: New perspectives from classic sites in the Vezere valley of France

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 91-120

  Blades, Brooke S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Aurignacian; Lithic economy; Paleolithic archaeology; Southwestern France

Indexed keywords

MOBILITY; PALEOLITHIC; PRIMATE;

FRANCE; VEZERE VALLEY;

ANIMALIA; HOMINIDAE; HOMO; PRIMATES;

EID: 0032837237     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jhev.1999.0303     Document Type: Article

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