Dental Evidence from the Aterian Human Populations of Morocco

Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology

Volumn , Issue 9789400729285, 2012, Pages 189-204

  Hublin, J J ^a   Verna, C ^a,b   Bailey, S ^a,c   Smith, T ^a,d   Olejniczak, A ^a   Sbihi Alaoui, F Z ^e   Zouak, M ^f  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^b Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Institut National de Sciences de l Archéologie et du Patrimoine INSAP   (Morocco)

^f Inspection Régionale des Monuments Historiques et Sites   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Aterian; Homo sapiens; Middle Stone Age; Modern humans; Morocco; Neandertal; Sahara; Teeth

Indexed keywords

EID: 85045651787     PISSN: 18779077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-2929-2_13     Document Type: Chapter

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