Stratigraphy, sedimentology and magnetostratigraphy of the oldowan Fejej FJ-1 site, South-Omo, Ethiopia: First results;Stratigraphie, sédimentologie et magnétostratigraphie du site oldowayen de Fejej FJ-1, Sud-Omo, Ethiopie: Premiers résultats

Quaternaire

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 143-152

  Chapon, Cécile ^a   Bahain, Jean Jacques ^b   de Lumley, Henry ^b   Perrenoud, Christian ^a   Vandamme, Didier ^c  

^a Centre europeen de recherches prehistoriques   (France)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^c CEREGE   (France)

Author keywords

Ethiopia; Palaeomagnetism; Pre oldowan lithic industry; Sedimentary discontinuity; Sedimentology; Stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

DISCONTINUITY; MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY; PALEOMAGNETISM; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 30144432249     PISSN: 11422904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4000/quaternaire.360     Document Type: Article

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