Mesolithic to Neolithic transitions: New results from shell-middens in the western Algarve, Portugal

Antiquity

Volumn 77, Issue 295, 2003, Pages 75-86

  Stiner, Mary C ^a   Bicho, Nuno F ^b   Lindly, John ^c   Ferring, Reid ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^c SWCA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Algarve; Early Neolithic; Mesolithic; Seafood; Shell middens; Taphonomy

Indexed keywords

MESOLITHIC; MIDDEN; NEOLITHIC; SEAFOOD; SHELL; SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE; TAPHONOMY;

ALGARVE; PORTUGAL;

EID: 0037366503     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X00061366     Document Type: Article

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