Magnetostratigraphic dating of the Huojiadi Paleolithic site in the Nihewan Basin, North China

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 298, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 399-408

  Liu, Ping ^a   Deng, Chenglong ^a   Li, Shihu ^a   Zhu, Rixiang ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Brunhes; Human evolution; Huojiadi Paleolithic site; Jaramillo; Magnetostratigraphy; Matuyama; Nihewan Basin; Pleistocene

Indexed keywords

HEMATITE; HUMAN EVOLUTION; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; MAGNETITE; MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY; OCCUPATION; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOLITHIC; PLEISTOCENE;

CHINA; HEBEI; NIHEWAN BASIN;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 78649767191     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2010.10.027     Document Type: Article

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