Survival and detection of blood residues on stone tools

Antiquity

Volumn 69, Issue 262, 1995, Pages 36-46

  Eisele, J A ^a   Fowler, D D ^a   Haynes, G ^a   Lewis, R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

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EID: 0002178309     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: 17451525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X00064280     Document Type: Article

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