Preliminary results of studies of the Valea Morilor Upper Palaeolithic site (Chişinâu, Republic of Moldova): A new camp of mammoth hunters

Quaternary International

Volumn 276-277, Issue , 2012, Pages 227-241

  Obada, Teodor ^a   van der Plicht, Johannes ^b   Markova, Anastasia ^c   Prepelitsa, Afanasie ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Moldova)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY   (Russian Federation)

^d State University of Tiraspol   (Moldova)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAUNA; FOSSIL RECORD; MAMMOTH; PALEOLITHIC; RADIOCARBON DATING; SKELETAL REMAINS;

CHISINAU; MOLDOVA;

ANIMALIA; BISON; BISON PRISCUS; HELICOPSIS STRIATA; LAGURUS LAGURUS; MAMMALIA; MAMMUTHUS PRIMIGENIUS; MOLLUSCA; OCHOTONA PUSILLA; PUPILLA MUSCORUM; SPALAX ZEMNI; SUCCINEA; VALLONIA PULCHELLA;

EID: 84867644800     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2012.04.015     Document Type: Article

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