The archeology of cognitive evolution

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 214-229

  Davidson, Iain ^a,b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 77957701695     PISSN: 19395078     EISSN: 19395086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wcs.40     Document Type: Review

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