The Magdalenian in central and southern Portugal: Human ecology at the end of the Pleistocene

Quaternary International

Volumn 272-273, Issue , 2012, Pages 6-16

  Bicho, Nuno ^a   Haws, Jonathan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPLOITATION; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; HUNTER-GATHERER; LAND USE; NATURAL RESOURCE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOLITHIC; PLEISTOCENE; SETTLEMENT PATTERN; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

IBERIAN PENINSULA; PORTUGAL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84865382171     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2012.02.055     Document Type: Article

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