Lithic reduction and hominid behavior in the Middle Paleolithic of the Rhineland

Journal of Anthropological Research

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 147-175

  Conard, Nicholas J ^a   Adler, Daniel S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000657145     PISSN: 00917710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/jar.53.2.3631275     Document Type: Article

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