Across forests and savannas: Later stone age assemblages from Ituri and Semliki, Democratic Republic of Congo

Journal of Anthropological Research

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 197-217

  Mercader, Julio ^a   Brooks, Alison S ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000570180     PISSN: 00917710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/jar.57.2.3631567     Document Type: Article

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