Re-examination of the dates of large blade technology in China: A comparison of Shuidonggou Locality 1 and Locality 2

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 161-168

  Li, Feng ^a   Kuhn, Steven L ^b   Gao, Xing ^a   Chen, Fu you ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY AND PALEOANTHROPOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asia; Lithic industry technology; Radiocarbon dates; Upper Paleolithic

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; PALEOLITHIC; RADIOCARBON DATING; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

CHINA; EURASIA;

EID: 84873191584     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2012.11.001     Document Type: Article

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