The Middle Stone Age human remains from Diepkloof Rock Shelter (Western Cape, South Africa)

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 3532-3541

  Verna, Christine ^a   Texier, Pierre Jean ^b   Rigaud, Jean Philippe ^b   Poggenpoel, Cedric ^c   Parkington, John ^c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Hominins; Howiesons Poort; Modern humans; Out of Africa; Phalanges; Pleistocene; Teeth

Indexed keywords

DISPERSAL; FOSSIL RECORD; HOLOCENE; HOMINID; MESOLITHIC; PLEISTOCENE; RADIOMETRIC METHOD; SKELETAL REMAINS; TOOTH;

SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 84878972593     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2013.04.011     Document Type: Article

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