Taphonomic study of the human remains from the Magdalenian burial in El Mirón Cave (Cantabria, Spain)

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 60, Issue , 2015, Pages 57-65

  Marín Arroyo, Ana B ^a  

^a INSTITUTO INTERNACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES PREHISTÓRICAS DE CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cantabrian Spain; El Mir n Cave; Magdalenian burial; Primary deposition; Red ochre

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; BONE; DEPOSITION; DIAGENESIS; FOSSIL; PALEONTOLOGY; SKELETAL REMAINS; SKELETON; TAPHONOMY;

CANTABRIA; EL MIRON CAVE; SPAIN;

EID: 84930767680     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2015.03.032     Document Type: Article

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