Paleolithic socionatural relationships during MIS 3 and 2 in central Portugal

Quaternary International

Volumn 264, Issue , 2012, Pages 61-77

  Haws, Jonathan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; BIOCLIMATOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; LAND USE; MARINE ISOTOPE STAGE; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOLITHIC; PALEONTOLOGY; VEGETATION HISTORY;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; PORTUGAL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84861574709     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2011.10.003     Document Type: Article

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