In the pursuit of game: The Mousterian cave site of Gabasa 1 in the Spanish Pyrenees

Journal of Anthropological Research

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 177-217

  Blasco, M Fernanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

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EID: 0037921758     PISSN: 00917710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/jar.53.2.3631276     Document Type: Article

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