The relationship between initial (end-Pliocene) hominin dispersal and landscape evolution in the Levant; an alternative view

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 29, Issue 11-12, 2010, Pages 1491-1495

  Westaway, Rob ^a,b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77954815450     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2010.02.004     Document Type: Letter

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