Spatial aspects as seen from a density analysis of lithics at Middle Pleistocene Qesem Cave: Preliminary results and observations

Quaternary International

Volumn 398, Issue , 2016, Pages 103-117

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

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Acheulo Yabrudian cultural complex; Late Lower Paleolithic; Lithic density; Qesem Cave

Indexed keywords

ARTIFACT; CAVE; FLINT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; KARST; LITHIC FRAGMENT; PALEOLITHIC; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY;

CENTRAL DISTRICT; ISRAEL; QESEM CAVE;

ANTIRHEA;

EID: 84947604981     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2015.09.078     Document Type: Article

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