Amudian versus Yabrudian under the rock shelf: A study of two lithic assemblages from Qesem Cave, Israel

Quaternary International

Volumn 398, Issue , 2016, Pages 13-36

  Parush, Yoni ^a   Gopher, Avi ^a   Barkai, Ran ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Acheulo Yabrudian Cultural Complex; Lithic recycling; Lithic technology; Lower Paleolithic; Qesem Cave

Indexed keywords

ARTIFACT; CULTURE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; PALEOLITHIC; RECYCLING; TOOL USE;

CENTRAL DISTRICT; ISRAEL; QESEM CAVE;

EID: 84924360869     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2015.01.050     Document Type: Article

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