Neanderthal self-medication in context

Antiquity

Volumn 87, Issue 337, 2013, Pages 873-878

  Hardy, Karen ^a   Buckley, Stephen ^b   Huffman, Michael ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 84883298833     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X00049528     Document Type: Note

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