Acheulean variability and hominin dispersals: a model-bound approach

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 553-562

  Lycett, Stephen J ^a   von Cramon Taubadel, Noreen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clactonian; Cultural evolution; Demography; Dispersal; Handaxes; Mode 2; Movius Line; Social transmission

Indexed keywords

ACHEULEAN; DISPERSAL; HOMINID; MODELING; MORPHOMETRY; POPULATION MIGRATION; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

AFRICA; EURASIA;

EID: 35848956360     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2007.05.003     Document Type: Article

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