Chronology of the site of Grotte du Renne, Arcy-sur-Cure, France: Implications for radiocarbon dating

Before Farming: The Archaeology and Anthropology of Hunter-Gatherers

Volumn , Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Zilhão, João ^a   D'Errico, Francesco ^b,c   Julien, Michèle ^d   David, Francine ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^d CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Arcy sur Cure; Bayesian modelling; Ch telperronian; Grotte du Renne; Kent's Cavern; Neanderthal

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877621621     PISSN: 14764253     EISSN: 14764261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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