Early palaeolithic on the Greek Islands?

Journal of Mediterranean Archaeology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 211-230

  Runnels, Curtis ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acheulean; Greek islands; Hominin dispersals; Mediterranean; Palaeolithic; Sea crossings; Stone tools

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; ARTIFACT; COLONIZATION; HOMINID; PALEOLITHIC; SETTLEMENT HISTORY;

AFRICA; EUROPE; STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR;

EID: 84921898943     PISSN: 09527648     EISSN: 17431700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1558/jmea.v27i2.211     Document Type: Article

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