The demography of the Upper Palaeolithic hunter-gatherers of Southwestern France: A multi-proxy approach using archaeological data

Journal of Anthropological Archaeology

Volumn 39, Issue , 2015, Pages 193-209

  French, Jennifer C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Archaeological demography; Hunter gatherers; Southwestern France; Upper Palaeolithic

Indexed keywords

EID: 84931268876     PISSN: 02784165     EISSN: 10902686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaa.2015.04.005     Document Type: Article

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