Evolution of prehistoric lithic industries of the Philippines during the Pleistocene

Comptes Rendus - Palevol

Volumn 11, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 213-230

  Patole Edoumba, Elise ^a   Pawlik, Alfred F ^b   Mijares, Armand S ^b  

^a C2RMF ^*  (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Lithic industries; Philippines; Pleistocene

Indexed keywords

ARCHIPELAGO; CHRONOLOGY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; EXCAVATION; FUNCTIONAL CHANGE; PLEISTOCENE; PREHISTORIC; TAXONOMY; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TRACE FOSSIL;

PHILIPPINES;

EID: 84858616104     PISSN: 16310683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crpv.2011.07.005     Document Type: Article

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