Fuel exploitation among Neanderthals based on the anthracological record from Abric Romaní (Capellades, NE Spain)

Quaternary International

Volumn 431, Issue , 2017, Pages 6-15

  Allué, Ethel ^a,b   Solé, Alex ^a   Burguet Coca, Aitor ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT CATALÀ DE PALEOECOLOGIA HUMANA I EVOLUCIÓ SOCIAL   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anthracology; Fuel management; Middle Palaeolithic; Neanderthal behaviour; Subsistence economy

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL; FUEL; NEANDERTHAL; PALEOLITHIC; TAPHONOMY; TAXONOMY;

SPAIN;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 84958581864     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2015.12.046     Document Type: Article

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