Has the combination of genetic and fossil evidence solved the riddle of modern human origins?

Evolutionary Anthropology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 145-159

  Pearson, Osbjorn M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

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EID: 4544224338     PISSN: 10601538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/evan.20017     Document Type: Review

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