The microvertebrates of Qesem Cave: A comparison of the two concentrations

Quaternary International

Volumn 398, Issue , 2016, Pages 233-245

  Smith, Krister T ^a   Maul, Lutz Christian ^b   Flemming, Felicitas ^a   Barkai, Ran ^c   Gopher, Avi ^c  

^a SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b SENCKENBERG DEUTSCHES ENTOMOLOGISCHES INSTITUT   (Germany)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Archaezoology; Israel; Microvertebrates; Pleistocene; Species diversity; Taphonomy; Tree thinking

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; CAVE; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; PLEISTOCENE; SKELETAL REMAINS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAPHONOMY; TAXONOMY; VERTEBRATE;

CENTRAL DISTRICT; ISRAEL; QESEM CAVE;

CHAMAELEO CHAMAELEON; CHAMAELEONIDAE; MAMMALIA; MICROTUS GUENTHERI; MYOMIMUS; RATTUS; RODENTIA; SORICIDAE; TYTONIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84930385299     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2015.04.047     Document Type: Article

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