A stop along the way: The role of neanderthal groups at level III of teixoneres cave (Moià, Barcelona, Spain)

Quaternaire

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 139-154

  Rosell, Jordi ^a   Blasco, Ruth ^a   Rivals, Florent ^a   Chacón, M Gema ^a   Menéndez, Leticia ^a   Morales, Juan Ignacio ^a   Rodríguez Hidalgo, Antonio ^a   Cebrià, Artur ^a   Carbonell, Eudald ^a   Serrat, David ^b  

^a INSTITUT CATALÀ DE PALEOECOLOGIA HUMANA I EVOLUCIÓ SOCIAL   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hominids carnivores; Interaction; Late pleistocene; Occupation patterns; Teixoneres cave

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; CAVE DEPOSIT; FOSSIL RECORD; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; HUNTER-GATHERER; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; NEANDERTHAL; OCCUPATION; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PLEISTOCENE;

BARCELONA [CATALONIA]; CATALONIA; SPAIN;

HOMINIDAE;

EID: 77953928914     PISSN: 11422904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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