A practice-centered method for charting the emergence and transformation of agriculture

Current Anthropology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 661-667

  Denham, Tim ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 70349567692     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/605469     Document Type: Note

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