Across Rainforests and Woodlands: A systematic reappraisal of the Lupemban middle stone age in central Africa

Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology

Volumn , Issue 9789401775199, 2016, Pages 273-299

  Taylor, Nicholas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronology; Composite technology; Congo Basin; Evolutionary significance; Geographical distribution; Paleoecology; Rainforest and woodland foraging; Stratigraphic integrity

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008248018     PISSN: 18779077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-7520-5_15     Document Type: Chapter

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