Human ecological niches and ranges during the LGM in Europe derived from an application of eco-cultural niche modeling

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 481-491

  Banks, William E ^a   d'Errico, Francesco ^a,b   Peterson, A Townsend ^c   Vanhaeren, Marian ^d   Kageyama, Masa ^e   Sepulchre, Pierre ^e   Ramstein, Gilles ^e   Jost, Anne ^f   Lunt, Daniel ^g  

^a UNIVERSITÉ BORDEAUX 1   (France)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^d Inrap)   (France)

^e LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^f UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eco cultural niche modeling; Epigravettian; GARP; Human adaptation; LGM; Solutrean; Upper Paleolithic; Western Europe

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATOR MASS SPECTROMETRY; GENETIC ALGORITHM; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; HUNTER-GATHERER; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; NICHE; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOLITHIC; PERIGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; PERMAFROST;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 37848999777     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2007.05.011     Document Type: Article

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