Ecogeographic variation in Neandertal dietary habits: Evidence from occlusal molar microwear texture analysis

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 411-424

  El Zaatari, Sireen ^a,b   Grine, Frederick E ^c   Ungar, Peter S ^d   Hublin, Jean Jacques ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^b American School of Classical Studies at Athens   (Greece)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Microwear texture analysis; Neandertal

Indexed keywords

DIET; HUNTER-GATHERER; NEANDERTHAL; PALEOECOLOGY; PLEISTOCENE; SUBSISTENCE; TEXTURE; TOOTH;

EURASIA;

EID: 80052261666     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2011.05.004     Document Type: Article

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