Geoscience methods lead to paleo-anthropological discoveries in afar rift, Ethiopia

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Volumn 85, Issue 29, 2004, Pages

  Woldegabriel, Giday ^a   Renne, Paul R ^a   Hart, William K ^a   Ambrose, Stanley ^a   Asfaw , Berhane ^a   White, Tim D ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 33749433556     PISSN: 00963941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004EO290001     Document Type: Article

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