Did the first hominids build nests?

Current Anthropology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 914-916

  Sabater Pi, Jordi ^a   Veà, Joaquim J ^a   Serrallonga, Jordi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

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EID: 0005945242     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/204682     Document Type: Article

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