Current perspectives on the Pleistocene archaeology of eastern Beringia

Quaternary Research

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 123-132

  Morlan, Richard E ^a  

^a Ontario History at the Canadian Museum of Civilization and Chair of the Canadian Nursing History Collection Working Group   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bluefish caves; Eastern Beringia; Old Crow Basin; Pleistocene archaeology; Taphonomy

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; CHRONOLOGY; HOLOCENE; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; PLEISTOCENE;

ALASKA; BERINGIA; CANADA; UNITED STATES; YUKON TERRITORY;

EID: 0041321403     PISSN: 00335894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-5894(03)00070-X     Document Type: Article

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