Comment on 'Lower and Early Middle Pleistocene Acheulian in the Indian sub-continent' by Gaillard et al. (2009) (Quaternary International)

Quaternary International

Volumn 223-224, Issue , 2010, Pages 248-259

  Chauhan, Parth R ^a,b  

^a Stone Age Institute   (United States)

^b Deccan College Post Graduate and Research Institute Pune   (India)

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EID: 77956061494     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2010.01.021     Document Type: Note

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