Reconsidering the archaeological rarity of guinea pig bones in the central andes

Current Anthropology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 896-898

  Valdez, Lidio M ^a   Valdez, J Ernesto ^a  

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EID: 53249092107     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/204679     Document Type: Article

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