Human presence in the central Netherlands during early MIS 6 (∼170-190 Ka): Evidence from early Middle Palaeolithic artefacts in ice-pushed Rhine-Meuse sediments

Geologie en Mijnbouw/Netherlands Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 77-83

  Van Balen, R T ^a   Busschers, F S ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Artefacts; Late saalian; MIS 6; Rhenen; The netherlands

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; ARTIFACT; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; LUMINESCENCE DATING; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PALEOLITHIC; PLEISTOCENE; SAALIAN;

NETHERLANDS; RHINE-MEUSE DELTA;

EID: 77955200329     PISSN: 00167746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016774600000834     Document Type: Conference Paper

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