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Process and Dynamics of Mediterranean Neolithization (7000–5500 bc)

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ID12410609
AuthorsThomas P Leppard (0000-0002-4803-4061, Florida State University, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume30
Issue2
Pages231-283
Publication date2021-04-28
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Archaeological Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1059-0161 • E-ISSN: 1573-7756
PublisherSpringer Nature (PUBLISHER • SG)
DOI10.1007/s10814-021-09161-5
OpenAlexW3157214414
LanguageEN
Citations received12
References cited245

Archaeology · Biology · Cartography · Colonization · Economic geography · Geography · Littoral zone · Mediterranean Basin · Mediterranean climate · Scale (ratio · Structural basin · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · History · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Ecology · Geology · Paleontology

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Citations per year2,4
Citation span2021 - 2026 (6)
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