Modern human origins in Australasia: Testing the predictions of competing models

HOMO- Journal of Comparative Human Biology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 117-157

  Curnoe, D ^a  

^a University of Sydney   (Australia)

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EID: 34247471551     PISSN: 0018442X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jchb.2006.08.004     Document Type: Article

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