Human remains from a new Upper Pleistocene sequence in Bondi Cave (Western Georgia)

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 179-185

  Tushabramishvili, N ^a,c   Pleurdeau, D ^b   Moncel, M H ^b   Agapishvili, T ^c   Vekua, A ^c   Bukhsianidze, M ^c   Maureille, B ^d   Muskhelishvili, A ^c   Mshvildadze, M ^a   Kapanadze, N ^a   Lordkipanidze, D ^c  

^a ILIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Georgia)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^c Georgian National Museum   (Georgia)

^d UNIVERSITÉ BORDEAUX 1   (France)

Author keywords

Georgia; Human remains; Middle Palaeolithic; Upper Palaeolithic

Indexed keywords

HUMAN EVOLUTION; PALEOLITHIC; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY;

GEORGIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84855186884     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2011.11.001     Document Type: Article

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