Stone tools in carnivore sites: The case of Bois Roche

Journal of Anthropological Research

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 187-215

  Villa, Paola ^a   Soressi, Marie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ BORDEAUX 1   (France)

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EID: 0000242742     PISSN: 00917710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/jar.56.2.3631362     Document Type: Article

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