From small bone fragments to Neanderthal activity areas: The case of Level O of the Abric Romaní (Capellades, Barcelona, Spain)

Quaternary International

Volumn 330, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 36-51

  Gabucio, Maria Joana ^a,b   Cáceres, Isabel ^a,b   Rosell, Jordi ^a,b   Saladié, Palmira ^a,b,c   Vallverdú, Josep ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT CATALÀ DE PALEOECOLOGIA HUMANA I EVOLUCIÓ SOCIAL   (Spain)

^c GQP CG   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; BONE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; NEANDERTHAL; SKELETAL REMAINS;

BARCELONA [CATALONIA]; CATALONIA; SPAIN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84898828194     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2013.12.015     Document Type: Article

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