The Paleoamerican Occupation of the Plains of Uruguay: Technology, Adaptations, and Mobility

PaleoAmerica

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 88-104

  Suárez, Rafael ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

lithic technology; Peopling of America; plains; South America Paleoamerican cultural complexes; Uruguay

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007623417     PISSN: 20555563     EISSN: 20555571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/2055556314Z.00000000010     Document Type: Article

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