An archaeological perspective of the Pleistocene/Holocene boundary in northern South America

Quaternary International

Volumn 53-54, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 3-9

  Gnecco, Cristóbal ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL CAUCA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; COLONIZATION; CULTURAL CHANGE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; PLEISTOCENE-HOLOCENE BOUNDARY;

SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 0032897444     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1040-6182(98)00003-2     Document Type: Article

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