Hunting and Hunting Weapons of the Lower and Middle Paleolithic of Europe
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20036710 |
|---|---|
| Authors | P Villa (0000-0002-9831-5443, Museum of Boulder), Michel Lenoir (De la Préhistoire à l'Actuel : Culture, Environnement et Anthropologie) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Pages | 59-85 |
| Publication date | 2009-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Publisher | Springer Netherlands (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1007/978-1-4020-9699-0_5 |
| OpenAlex | W121794779 |
| ISBN | 9781402096990 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 52 |
| References cited | 124 |
Agriculture · Archaeological evidence · Archaeology · Geography · Middle Paleolithic · Period (music) · Pleistocene · Subsistence agriculture · Upper Paleolithic · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
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| Unique citing works | 52 |
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| Citations per year | 2,89 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2025 (18) |
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