Simulating prehistoric sea contacts between costa rica and colombia

Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 4-23

  Callaghan, Richard T ^a   Bray, Warwick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Archaeology; Caribbean; Computer simulations; Cultural contacts; Voyaging

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CULTURAL HISTORY; MIGRATION; MODELING; MOVEMENT; PREHISTORIC;

CARIBBEAN COAST [COLOMBIA]; CENTRAL AMERICA; COLOMBIA; COSTA RICA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 41549125315     PISSN: 15564894     EISSN: 15561828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15564890701219685     Document Type: Article

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