Innovation and technological knowledge in the Upper Paleolithic of Northern Eurasia

Evolutionary Anthropology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 186-198

  Hoffecker, John F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Innovation; Modern humans; Northern Eurasia; Technology; Upper Paleolithic

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 30544433611     PISSN: 10601538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/evan.20066     Document Type: Article

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