The middle palaeolithic record of Georgia: A synthesis of the technological, economic and paleoanthropological aspects

Anthropologie (Czech Republic)

Volumn 53, Issue 1-2, 2015, Pages 93-125

  Moncel, Marie Hélène ^a   Pleurdeau, David ^a   Pinhasi, Ron ^b   Yeshurun, Reuven ^c   Agapishvili, Tamar ^d,e   Chevalier, Tony ^f   LeBourdonnec, François Xavier ^g   Poupeau, Gérard ^a   Nomade, Sébastien ^h   Jennings, Richard ⁱ   Higham, Tom ^j   Tushubramishvili, Nickolas ^d   Lordkipanidze, David ^e  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^d ILIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Georgia)

^e National Museum of Georgia   (Georgia)

^f EPCC   (France)

^g UNIVERSITÉ BORDEAUX MONTAIGNE   (France)

^h LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^j UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Economy; Middle palaeolithic; Palaeoanthropology; South caucasus Georgia; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84973596243     PISSN: 03231119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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