Past population dynamics in Northwest Patagonia: An estimation using molecular and radiocarbon data

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 65, Issue , 2016, Pages 154-160

  Perez, S Ivan ^a   Gonzalez, Paula N ^a   Bernal, Valeria ^a  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y MUSEO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Demography; Hunter gatherers; Mitochondrial DNA; Radiocarbon frequency; Taphonomic bias

Indexed keywords

CENSUS; CULTURAL CHANGE; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; HUNTER-GATHERER; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PLEISTOCENE-HOLOCENE BOUNDARY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION SIZE; RADIOCARBON DATING;

PATAGONIA;

EID: 84949637533     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2015.11.013     Document Type: Article

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