The middle palaeolithic of cyrenaica: Is there an aterian at the haua fteah and does it matter?

Quaternary International

Volumn 300, Issue , 2013, Pages 171-181

  Reynolds, Tim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN SETTLEMENT; PALEOLITHIC; PREHISTORIC; STRATIGRAPHY;

CYRENAICA; LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA; MAGHREB;

EID: 84878997172     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2012.09.025     Document Type: Article

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