Multivariate analysis and classification of the Apidima 2 cranium from Mani, Southern Greece

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 246-250

  Harvati, Katerina ^a   Stringer, Chris ^b   Karkanas, Panagiotis ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^c Ephoreia of Palaeoanthropology Speleology of Southern Greece   (Greece)

Author keywords

Greece; Homo heidelbergensis; Homo neanderthalensis

Indexed keywords

HOMINID; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

GREECE;

HOMO HEIDELBERGENSIS; HOMO SAPIENS NEANDERTHALENSIS;

EID: 78650879026     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2010.09.008     Document Type: Article

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