Prehistoric foragers and farmers in south-east Asia: Renewed investigations at Niah Cave, Sarawak

Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society

Volumn 68, Issue , 2002, Pages 147-164

  Barker, Graeme ^a   Barton, Huw ^b   Beavitt, Paul ^b   Bird, Michael ^b   Daly, Patrick ^b   Doherty, Chris ^b   Gilbertson, David ^b   Hunt, Chris ^b   Krigbaum, John ^b   Lewis, Helen ^b   Manser, Jessica ^b   McClaren, Sue ^b   Paz, Victor ^b   Piper, Phil ^b   Pyatt, Brian ^b   Rabett, Ryan ^b   Reynolds, Tim ^b   Rose, Jim ^b   Rushworth, Garry ^b   Stephens, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 0141698527     PISSN: 0079497X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1017/s0079497x00001481     Document Type: Article

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