Test excavations and initial results at the middle and upper paleolithic sites of Gilvaran, Kaldar, Ghamari caves and Gar Arjene Rockshelter, Khorramabad Valley, western Iran

Comptes Rendus - Palevol

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 511-525

  Bazgir, Behrouz ^a,b   Otte, Marcel ^c   Tumung, Laxmi ^a,b   Ollé, Andreu ^a,b   Deo, Sushama G ^d   Joglekar, Pramod ^d   López García, Juan Manuel ^e   Picin, Andrea ^a,b,h   Davoudi, Davoud ^f   van der Made, Jan ^g  

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

^b UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^d Deccan College Post Graduate and Research Institute Pune   (India)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MAZANDARAN   (Iran)

^g MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^h Neanderthal Museum   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gar Arjeneh Rockshelter; Ghamari Cave; Gilvaran Cave; Kaldar Cave; Khorramabad Valley; Middle and Upper Paleolithic; Western Iran

Indexed keywords

CAVE; EXCAVATION; PALEOLITHIC; SHELTER; STRATIGRAPHY; VALLEY;

IRAN;

EID: 84904017209     PISSN: 16310683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crpv.2014.01.005     Document Type: Article

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