The archaeology of Britain's first modern humans

Antiquity

Volumn 86, Issue 333, 2012, Pages 627-641

  Dinnis, Rob ^a  

^a BRITISH MUSEUM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aurignacian; Britain; Burin busque; Europe; Paviland burin; Upper palaeolithic

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865958077     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X00047815     Document Type: Article

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