Large flake Acheulian

Quaternary International

Volumn 223-224, Issue , 2010, Pages 226-233

  Sharon, Gonen ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHEULEAN; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HOLOCENE; HUMAN EVOLUTION; TOOL USE;

AFRICA;

EID: 77956064370     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2009.11.023     Document Type: Article

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