Analysis and preservation of pleistocene human and animal footprints: An example from Toluquilla, valsequillo basin (Central Mexico)

Ichnos:an International Journal of Plant and Animal

Volumn 15, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 232-245

  Huddart, David ^a   Bennett, Matthew R ^b   Gonzalez, Silvia ^a   Velay, Xavier ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conservation; Human animal footprints; Laser scanning; Mexico; Rapid prototyping; Toluquilla

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; FOOTPRINT; ICHNOFACIES; LASER METHOD; PLEISTOCENE; PRESERVATION; VOLCANIC ASH;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; PUEBLA [MEXICO]; VALSEQUILLO;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 57349130579     PISSN: 10420940     EISSN: 15635236     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10420940802470599     Document Type: Conference Paper

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