Discontinuity in the record for hominin occupation in south-western Europe: Implications for occupation of the middle latitudes of Europe

Quaternary International

Volumn 271, Issue , 2012, Pages 84-97

  MacDonald, Katharine ^a,b   Martinón Torres, María ^c   Dennell, Robin W ^d   Bermúdez de Castro, José María ^c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Forschungsinstituut Altsteinzeit RGZM   (Germany)

^c CENTRO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN SOBRE LA EVOLUCIÓN HUMANA CENIEH   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; COLONIZATION; FOSSIL RECORD; HOMINID; OCCUPATION; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PLEISTOCENE;

EUROPE;

EID: 84862649015     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2011.10.009     Document Type: Article

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