The Early Aurignacian human remains from La Quina-Aval (France)

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 605-617

  Verna, Christine ^a,b   Dujardin, Véronique ^c   Trinkaus, Erik ^d  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^b Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^c Service de l'Inventaire du Patrimoine Culturel   (France)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dentition; Europe; Mandible; Modern human; Upper Paleolithic

Indexed keywords

DATING METHOD; DENTITION; HOMINID; SKELETAL REMAINS;

CHARENTE; FRANCE; LA QUINA; POITOU-CHARENTES;

ANTIRHEA;

EID: 84860337087     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2012.02.001     Document Type: Article

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