The chronology and taphonomy of the earliest Aurignacian and its implications for the understanding of Neandertal extinction

Journal of World Prehistory

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-68

  Zilhão, João ^a   D'Errico, Francesco ^b  

^a Ministerio da Cultura Portugal   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Aurignacian; Chatelperronian; Europe; Modern humans; Neandertals

Indexed keywords

CHRONOLOGY; EXTINCTION; PREHISTORIC; TAPHONOMY;

EUROPE;

EID: 0033428169     PISSN: 08927537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022348410845     Document Type: Article

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