Late Quaternary human settlement patterning in the Jebel Gharbi

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 411-421

  Garcea, Elena A A ^a   Giraudi, Carlo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

^b ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aterian; Fault springs; Late Quaternary; North Africa

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; HOLOCENE; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; PALEOLITHIC; SETTLEMENT PATTERN; STONE AGE; TECTONIC SETTING;

AFRICA; LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 33748908817     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2006.05.002     Document Type: Article

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