The ecodynamics of the first modern humans in Southwestern Iberia: The case of Vale Boi, Portugal

Quaternary International

Volumn 318, Issue , 2013, Pages 102-116

  Bicho, Nuno ^a   Manne, Tiina ^b   Marreiros, João ^a   Cascalheira, João ^a   Pereira, Telmo ^a   Tátá, Frederico ^a   Évora, Marina ^a   Gonçalves, Célia ^a   Infantini, Leandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE; DIET; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; LAND USE; PALEOLITHIC; RECONSTRUCTION; SUBSISTENCE; TECHNOLOGY;

ALGARVE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; PORTUGAL;

EID: 84888332007     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2013.06.029     Document Type: Article

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