The geoarchaeology of hominin dispersals to and from tropical Southeast Asia: A review and prognosis

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 77, Issue , 2017, Pages 78-93

  Morley, Mike W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Colonisation; Dispersal; Geoarchaeology; Hominin; Homo sapiens; Review; Southeast Asia

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; COLONIZATION; DISPERSAL; HOMINID; PLEISTOCENE;

SOUTHEAST ASIA;

HOMO SAPIENS;

EID: 84996969485     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2016.07.009     Document Type: Article

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