Paleolithic cultures in China: Uniqueness and divergence

Current Anthropology

Volumn 54, Issue SUPPL8., 2013, Pages

  Gao, Xing ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY AND PALEOANTHROPOLOGY   (China)

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EID: 84893220385     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/673502     Document Type: Conference Paper

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