Personal ornaments and symbolism among the neanderthals

Developments in Quaternary Science

Volumn 16, Issue , 2012, Pages 35-49

  Zilhão, João ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Admixture; Behavioural modernity; Mineral pigments; Modern humans; Neandertals; Shell ornaments; Symbolism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864003619     PISSN: 15710866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53821-5.00004-X     Document Type: Chapter

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