The paleoclimate of the Eastern Mediterranean during the transition from early to mid Pleistocene (900 to 700ka) based on marine and non-marine records: An integrated overview

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 428-436

  Almogi Labin, Ahuva ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

Author keywords

Early middle Pleistocene transition; Levant; Paleoclimate

Indexed keywords

GLACIATION; HOMINID; HUMAN EVOLUTION; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PLEISTOCENE;

LEVANT; MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 79952354610     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2010.03.007     Document Type: Article

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