Early and Middle Pleistocene environments and hominid biogeography; Micromammalian evidence from Kabwe, Twin Rivers and Mumbwa Caves in central Zambia

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 189, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 55-69

  Avery, D M ^a  

^a IZIKO SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Environments; Hominids; Micromammals; Pleistocene; Zambia

Indexed keywords

CAVE; MAMMAL; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PLEISTOCENE; SETTLEMENT HISTORY;

ZAMBIA;

HOMINIDAE;

EID: 0037220193     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-0182(02)00593-X     Document Type: Article

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