Alternative interpretations of the middle/upper paleolithic interface at vindija cave (Northwestern Croatia) in the context of central europe and the adriatic

Archaeology, Ethnology and Anthropology of Eurasia

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 11-20

  Karavanic I ^a   Smith, F H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Croatia; early modern humans; Middle Paleolithic; Neandertals; Upper Paleolithic; Vindija

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906735506     PISSN: 15630110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aeae.2014.07.003     Document Type: Article

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