Neanderthals

Evolution: Education and Outreach

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 367-376

  Harvati, Katerina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Eurasia; Hominins; Ice age; Modern human origins

Indexed keywords

EID: 84974683681     PISSN: 19366426     EISSN: 19366434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12052-010-0250-0     Document Type: Review

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