Spatial organization of Middle Paleolithic occupation X in Kebara Cave (Israel): Concentrations of animal bones

Quaternary International

Volumn 247, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 85-102

  Speth, John D ^a   Meignen, Liliane ^b   Bar Yosef, Ofer ^c   Goldberg, Paul ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FAUNA; MINERALOGY; PALEOLITHIC; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SKELETAL REMAINS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

HAIFA [ISRAEL]; ISRAEL; KEBARA CAVE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84655169978     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2011.03.001     Document Type: Article

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