Landscape development preceding Homo erectus immigration into Central Java, Indonesia: The Sangiran Formation Lower Lahar

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 206, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 115-131

  Bettis III, E Arthur ^a   Zaim, Yahdi ^b   Larick, Roy R ^c   Ciochon, Russell L ^c   Suminto, ^d   Rizal, Yan ^b   Reagan, Mark ^a   Heizler, Matthew ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b BANDUNG INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Indonesia)

^c E11 SSH   (United States)

^d Geological Research and Development Centre Bandung   (Indonesia)

^e NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

40Ar 39Ar step heating; Homo erectus; Lahar; Solo basin; Sunda

Indexed keywords

MIGRATION; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PLIOCENE-PLEISTOCENE BOUNDARY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

ASIA; EURASIA; GREATER SUNDA ISLANDS; JAVA; MALAY ARCHIPELAGO; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SUNDA ISLES;

HOMO; HOMO ERECTUS; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 6444236650     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2004.01.016     Document Type: Article

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