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Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 43-61

A re-examination of a human femur found at the Blind River Site, East London, South Africa: Its age, morphology, and breakage pattern

Author keywords

femur; Middle Stone Age; squatting facet

Indexed keywords


EID: 78649701374     PISSN: 18986773     EISSN: 20834594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10044-008-0009-1     Document Type: Article
Times cited : (13)

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