Khamseen rock shelter and the Late Palaeolithic-Neolithic transition in Dhofar

Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 51-58

  Hilbert, Yamandú H ^a  

^a University Lumière Lyon 2   (France)

Author keywords

Late Palaeolithic; Lithics; Neolithic; South Arabia; Transition

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARCHAEOLOGY; HOLOCENE; NEOLITHIC; PALEOLITHIC;

OMAN; ZUFAR;

EID: 84876723059     PISSN: 09057196     EISSN: 16000471     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aae.12018     Document Type: Article

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