The Nihewan Basin of North China in the Early Pleistocene: Continuous and flourishing, or discontinuous, infrequent and ephemeral occupation?

Quaternary International

Volumn 295, Issue , 2013, Pages 223-236

  Dennell, Robin W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HOMINID; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; OCCUPATION; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PLEISTOCENE;

CAUCASUS; CHINA; HEBEI; NIHEWAN BASIN; SPAIN; TAJIKISTAN;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 84876695945     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2012.02.012     Document Type: Article

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