The environment and chronology of the earliest occupation of north-west Europe: Current knowledge, problems and new research directions

Quaternary International

Volumn 271, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-5

  MacDonald, Katharine ^a   Roebroeks, Wil ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84864814695     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2012.05.008     Document Type: Editorial

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