Manot 1 calvaria and recent modern human evolution: an anthropological perspective;La calvaria de Manot 1 et l’évolution de l’Homme moderne : une perspective anthropologique

Bulletins et Memoires de la Societe d'Anthropologie de Paris

Volumn 29, Issue 3-4, 2017, Pages 119-130

  Hershkovitz, I ^a   Latimer, B ^b   Barzilai, O ^c   Marder, O ^d  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ISRAEL ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY   (Israel)

^d BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Human evolution; Manot Cave; Modern human; Neanderthals; Out of Africa origin; Upper Palaeolithic

Indexed keywords

EID: 85029952761     PISSN: 00378984     EISSN: 17775469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13219-017-0180-2     Document Type: Article

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