Neanderthal and Modern Human Diet in Eastern Europe

Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology

Volumn , Issue 9781402096983, 2009, Pages 87-98

  Hoffecker, John F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Eastern europe; Modern humans; Neanderthals

Indexed keywords

EID: 82755197514     PISSN: 18779077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-9699-0_6     Document Type: Chapter

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