Faunal evidence for a difference in clothing use between Neanderthals and early modern humans in Europe

Journal of Anthropological Archaeology

Volumn 44, Issue , 2016, Pages 235-246

  Collard, Mark ^a,b   Tarle, Lia ^a   Sandgathe, Dennis ^a,c   Allan, Alexander ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aurignacian; Canidae; Cape like clothing; Early modern humans; Gravettian; Mousterian; Mustelidae; Neanderthals; Oxygen Isotope Stage 3; Specialized cold weather clothing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84997426711     PISSN: 02784165     EISSN: 10902686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaa.2016.07.010     Document Type: Article

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