Biological and ethnic identity in New Kingdom Nubia: A case study from Tombos

Current Anthropology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 683-695

  Buzon, Michele R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 33748543584     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/506288     Document Type: Article

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