Redating Australia's oldest human remains: A sceptic's view

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 719-726

  Bowler, J M ^a   Magee, J W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FOSSIL; HISTOLOGY; HOMINID; HUMAN; TIME;

ANIMALS; ARCHAEOLOGY; AUSTRALIA; FOSSILS; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034181987     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jhev.1999.0397     Document Type: Article

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