Ethnobiology and the evolution of the human mind

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

Volumn 12, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages

  Mithen, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33645409475     PISSN: 13590987     EISSN: 14679655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9655.2006.00272.x     Document Type: Article

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