Technologies for the control of heat and light in the Vézère valley Aurignacian

Current Anthropology

Volumn 58, Issue , 2017, Pages S288-S302

  White, Randall ^a,b   Mensan, Romain ^c   Clark, Amy E ^d   Tartar, Elise ^e   Marquer, Laurent ^f,g   Bourrillon, Raphaëlle ^b   Goldberg, Paul ^h,i,j   Chiotti, Laurent ^e   Cretin, Catherine ^k   Rendu, William ^l   Pike Tay, Anne ^m   Ranlett, Sarah ⁿ  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ TOULOUSE JEAN JAURÈS   (France)

^c Maison de la Recherche   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^e CNRS   (France)

^f Laboratoire Geode   (France)

^g LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^h USA   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^j UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^k National Museum of Prehistory   (France)

^l UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^m VASSAR COLLEGE   (United States)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 85029543169     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/692708     Document Type: Article

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