A zooarchaeological contribution to establish occupational patterns at Level J of Abric Romaní (Barcelona, Spain)

Quaternary International

Volumn 247, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 69-84

  Rosell, Jordi ^a   Cáceres, Isabel ^a   Blasco, Ruth ^a   Bennàsar, María ^a   Bravo, Pilar ^a   Campeny, Gerard ^a   Esteban Nadal, Montserrat ^a   Fernández Laso, M Cristina ^a   Gabucio, M Joana ^a   Huguet, Rosa ^a   Ibáñez, Nuria ^a   Martín, Patricia ^a   Rivals, Florent ^a   Rodríguez Hidalgo, Antonio ^a   Saladié, Palmira ^a  

^a INSTITUT CATALÀ DE PALEOECOLOGIA HUMANA I EVOLUCIÓ SOCIAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; NEANDERTHAL; PALEOLITHIC; SETTLEMENT HISTORY; SETTLEMENT PATTERN; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION; SPATIAL DATA;

BARCELONA [CATALONIA]; CATALONIA; SPAIN;

ANIMALIA; CERVUS ELAPHUS; EQUIDAE;

EID: 84655167999     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2011.01.020     Document Type: Article

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