Mode of occupation of Tabun Cave, Mt Carmel, Israel during the Mousterian Period: A study of the sediments and phytoliths

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1249-1260

  Albert, Rosa M ^a   Lavi, Ofer ^a   Estroff, Lara ^a   Weiner, Steve ^a   Tsatskin, Alexander ^b   Ronen, Avraham ^b   Lev Yadun, Simcha ^c  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^c VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Micromorphology; Mousterian; Phytoliths; Prehistoric cave; Wood ash

Indexed keywords

PHYTOLITH; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SETTLEMENT HISTORY;

ISRAEL; MOUNT CARMEL;

EID: 0033377202     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1999.0355     Document Type: Article

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