Origins of the iberomaurusian in NW Africa: New AMS radiocarbon dating of the middle and later stone age deposits at taforalt cave, Morocco

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 266-281

  Barton, R N E ^a   Bouzouggar, A ^b   Hogue, J T ^a   Lee, S ^c   Collcutt, S N ^d   Ditchfield, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b BP   (Morocco)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d Oxford Archaeological Associates Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Maghreb; Microlithic bladelet industry; North Africa

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; DNA; NUMERICAL MODEL; RADIOCARBON DATING; SETTLEMENT HISTORY; SETTLEMENT PATTERN; STONE AGE;

MAGHREB; MOROCCO; ORIENTAL; TAFORALT CAVE;

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BONE; CAVE; CHEMISTRY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; HUMAN; MAGHREB; MICROLITHIC BLADELET INDUSTRY; MOROCCO; NORTH AFRICA; RADIOMETRIC DATING; SEDIMENT; TECHNOLOGY;

MAGHREB; MICROLITHIC BLADELET INDUSTRY; NORTH AFRICA;

ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; BAYES THEOREM; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BONE AND BONES; CAVES; FOSSILS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HUMANS; MOROCCO; RADIOMETRIC DATING; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84883465173     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2013.06.003     Document Type: Article

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