Lithic recycling in a middle paleolithic expedient context: Evidence from the Abric Romaní (Capellades, Spain)

Quaternary International

Volumn 361, Issue , 2015, Pages 212-228

  Vaquero, Manuel ^a,b   Bargalló, Amèlia ^b   Chacón, María Gema ^a,b,c   Romagnoli, Francesca ^d   Sañudo, Pablo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

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

^c MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abric roman ; Core on flake; Middle paleolithic; Recycling; Refitting; Spatial analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84923633494     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2014.05.055     Document Type: Article

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