Introduction to the Special Issue-The Middle Stone Age at Pinnacle Point Site 13B, a Coastal Cave near Mossel Bay (Western Cape Province, South Africa)

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 59, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 231-233

  Marean, Curtis W ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77957660505     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2010.07.008     Document Type: Editorial

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