The Epipalaeolithic (Iberomaurusian) at Grotte des Pigeons (Taforalt), Morocco: A preliminary study of the land Mollusca

Quaternary International

Volumn 244, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 5-14

  Taylor, V K ^a   Barton, R N E ^b   Bell, M ^a   Bouzouggar, A ^c   Collcutt, S ^d   Black, S ^a   Hogue, J T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^d Oxford Archaeological Associates Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONOLOGY; MIDDEN; MOLLUSC; PALEOLITHIC; SNAIL; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUBSISTENCE;

MOROCCO;

ANIMALIA; CERNUELLA; COLUMBA; MOLLUSCA; OTALA PUNCTATA; STYLOMMATOPHORA;

EID: 80053199307     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2011.04.041     Document Type: Article

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