Continuity and change in the lithic industries of the Jurreru Valley, India, before and after the Toba eruption

Quaternary International

Volumn 258, Issue , 2012, Pages 165-179

  Clarkson, Chris ^a   Jones, Sacha ^b   Harris, Clair ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CULTURAL CHANGE; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; LITHIC FRAGMENT; SHELTER; SITE EFFECT; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

ANDHRA PRADESH; GREATER SUNDA ISLANDS; INDIA; KURNOOL; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; SUMATRA; SUNDA ISLES; TOBA CALDERA;

EID: 84859266491     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2011.11.007     Document Type: Article

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