Neolithic population and summed probability distribution of 14C-dates

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 63, Issue , 2015, Pages 193-198

  Torfing, Tobias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Demography; Neolithic; Population; Subsistence strategy; Summed probability distribution

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; DEMOGRAPHIC HISTORY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; MESOLITHIC; NEOLITHIC; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RADIOCARBON DATING; SUBSISTENCE;

DENMARK; JUTLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 84948108630     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2015.06.004     Document Type: Article

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