HUMAN-MADE BEDROCK HOLES (MORTARS AND CUPMARKS) AS A LATE NATUFIAN SOCIAL PHENOMENON

Archaeology, Ethnology and Anthropology of Eurasia

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 37-48

  Nadel, D ^a   Lengyel, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISKOLC   (Hungary)

Author keywords

human burials; Human made Bedrock Holes; Natufian; Raqefet Cave

Indexed keywords

EID: 69549116352     PISSN: 15630110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aeae.2009.08.012     Document Type: Article

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