Paleolithic Landscapes and Seascapes of the West Coast of Portugal

Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 203-246

  Haws, Jonathan A ^a   Funk, Caroline L ^b   Benedetti, Michael M ^b   Bicho, Nuno F ^b   Daniels, J Michael ^b   Minckley, Thomas A ^b   Denniston, Rhawn F ^b   Jeraj, Marjeta ^b   Gibaja, Juan F ^b   Hockett, Bryan S ^b   Forman, Steven L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Marine Isotope Stage; Portuguese Coast; Radiocarbon Date; Shell Midden; White Sand

Indexed keywords

EID: 85044974439     PISSN: 15682722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-8219-3_9     Document Type: Chapter

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