Age of Middle Pleistocene fauna and Lower Palaeolithic industries from Kent's Cavern, Devon

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 24, Issue 10-11, 2005, Pages 1243-1252

  Proctor, C J ^a   Berridge, P J ^b   Bishop, M J ^c   Richards, D A ^d   Smart, P L ^d  

^a Museum Resource Centre ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b Guildhall ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c Isle of Wight Council   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CAVES; CLAY; DEBRIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

DEBRIS FLOW; FAUNA; PALAEOLITHIC INDUSTRIES; PLEISTOCENE;

SEDIMENTS;

BRECCIA; CAVE DEPOSIT; DATING METHOD; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; PALEOLITHIC; PLEISTOCENE;

DEVON; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

ARVICOLA; ARVICOLA CANTIANA; FELIS; MICROTUS OECONOMUS; MURIDAE; PANTHERA; PANTHERA LEO; URSUS;

EID: 14944349567     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2004.07.022     Document Type: Article

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