Middle-to-Upper Palaeolithic site formation processes at the Bordes-Fitte rockshelter (Central France)

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 52, Issue , 2014, Pages 436-457

  Aubry, Thierry ^a   Dimuccio, Luca Antonio ^b,c   Buylaert, Jan Pieter ^d,e   Liard, Morgane ^f   Murray, Andrew S ^e   Thomsen, Kristina Jørkov ^d   Walter, Bertrand ^g  

^a Instituto de Gestão do Patrimonio Arquitectonico e Arqueologico   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^e AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^f UMR 6042 GEOLAB   (France)

^g Societe d'Études et de Recherche sur le Paléolithique de la Vallee de la Claise   (France)

Author keywords

Lithic technology; Luminescence and radiocarbon dating; Middle upper palaeolithic transition; Site formation processes

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; ARTIFACT; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; LUMINESCENCE DATING; PALEOLITHIC; RADIOCARBON DATING; SHELTER;

FRANCE;

EID: 84908040708     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2014.09.013     Document Type: Article

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