About the first human settlements in South Pacific;Sur les premiers peuplements du Pacifique sud

Comptes Rendus - Palevol

Volumn 5, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 381-393

  Sémah, Anne Marie ^a   Détroit, Florent ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Climate; Migrations; Pacific; Procrustes analysis; Settlement

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; HISTORY;

ANTHROPOLOGY; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; GLACIATION; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; PALEOCLIMATE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

ANIMALIA; HOMINIDAE; HOMO SAPIENS;

EID: 54249138784     PISSN: 16310683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crpv.2005.11.007     Document Type: Article

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