Ungulates and the Middle-to-Upper Paleolithic transition at Grotte XVI (Dordogne, France)

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1633-1648

  Grayson, Donald K ^a   Delpech, Françoise ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ BORDEAUX 1   (France)

Author keywords

Cave bears; France; Grotte XVI; Magdalenian; Middle Paleolithic; Neanderthals; Upper Paleolithic

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; BEAR; CAVE; HUNTING; NEANDERTHAL; PALEOLITHIC; UNGULATE;

AQUITAINE; DORDOGNE; FRANCE;

EID: 0345393344     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4403(03)00064-5     Document Type: Article

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