Is central Asia the eastern outpost of the Neandertal range? A reassessment of the Teshik-Tash child

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 45-61

  Glantz, Michelle ^a   Athreya, Sheela ^b   Ritzman, Terrence ^c  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dispersals; Late pleistocene; Logistic regression; Sub adult hominin fossil

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; ASIA, CENTRAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; MANDIBLE; PALEONTOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAMPLE SIZE; SKULL; TOOTH;

EID: 58149524816     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20897     Document Type: Article

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