Early dispersals of Homo from Africa

Annual Review of Anthropology

Volumn 33, Issue , 2004, Pages 271-296

  Antón, Susan C ^a   Swisher III, Carl C ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Argon Argon chronology; Georgia; H. erectus; Indonesia

Indexed keywords

DISPERSAL; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; HOMINID; PLEISTOCENE; SETTLEMENT HISTORY;

EID: 9144273827     PISSN: 00846570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.anthro.33.070203.144024     Document Type: Article

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