Mobility patterns and core technologies in the Middle Paleolithic of the Levant

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1293-1309

  Wallace, Ian J ^a   Shea, John J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Core technology; Levant; Lithic analysis; Middle Paleolithic; Mobility

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARTIFACT; HISTORICAL TIME (HUMAN HISTORY); LAND USE; LITHIC FRAGMENT; PALEOLITHIC; SETTLEMENT PATTERN;

LEVANT; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 33745391375     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2006.01.005     Document Type: Article

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