A functional approach to Paleolithic open-air habitation structures

World Archaeology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 348-362

  Chu, Wei ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bioenergetics; Experimental archaeology; Habitation structures

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; BIOENERGETICS; CLIMATE VARIATION; COLD TOLERANCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HABITAT QUALITY; HOMEOSTASIS; HOMINID; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; NEANDERTHAL; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOLITHIC; PLEISTOCENE; RECONSTRUCTION; THERMOREGULATION; WIND BREAK;

NORTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 77950761979     PISSN: 00438243     EISSN: 14701375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00438240903112179     Document Type: Article

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