Early human settlements in northern africa: Paleomagnetic evidence from the ain hanech formation (northeastern algeria)

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 99, Issue , 2014, Pages 203-209

  Pares J M ^a   Sahnouni, M ^a,b,c   Van der Made, J ^e   Perez Gonzalez A ^a   Harichane, Z ^c   Derradji, A ^d   Medig, M ^d  

^a CENTRO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN SOBRE LA EVOLUCIÓN HUMANA CENIEH   (Spain)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c National Center for Prehistoric   (Algeria)

^d University of Algiers 2   (Algeria)

^e MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biostratigraphy; Lower paleolithic; North africa; Oldowan acheulan tools; Paleomagnetism; Pleistocene

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; GEOMAGNETISM; STRATIGRAPHY;

ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE; LOWER PALEOLITHIC; MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY; NORTH AFRICA; PALEOMAGNETIC EVIDENCE; PALEOMAGNETISM; PLEISTOCENE; REMANENT MAGNETIZATION;

ARCHITECTURE;

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; DATING METHOD; DEMAGNETIZATION; HOMINID; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY; PALEOMAGNETISM;

AFRICA; ALGERIA;

EID: 84904053035     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2014.06.020     Document Type: Article

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