A new chronostratigraphic framework for the Upper Palaeolithic of Riparo Mochi (Italy)

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 286-299

  Douka, Katerina ^a   Grimaldi, Stefano ^b,c   Boschian, Giovanni ^d   del Lucchese, Angiolo ^e   Higham, Thomas F G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^c Istituto Italiano di Paleontologia Umana   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^e Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici della Liguria   (Italy)

Author keywords

Early Aurignacian; Geo stratigraphy; Gravettian; Italy; Protoaurignacian; Radiocarbon dating; Upper Palaeolithic

Indexed keywords

CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHY; MOUSTERIAN; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOLITHIC; RADIOCARBON DATING; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY;

ITALY;

EID: 84856518799     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2011.11.009     Document Type: Article

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