Early and middle holocene environments and Capsian cultural change: Evidence from the Télidjène Basin, Eastern Algeria

African Archaeological Review

Volumn 25, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 41-55

  Jackes, Mary ^a   Lubell, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Capsian; Cultural stratigraphy; Holocene; Maghreb; Palaeoenvironmental change

Indexed keywords

EID: 44649166858     PISSN: 02630338     EISSN: 15729842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10437-008-9024-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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