Population size as an explanation for patterns in the paleolithic archaeological record: More caution is needed

Current Anthropology

Volumn 54, Issue SUPPL8., 2013, Pages

  Collard, Mark ^a   Buchanan, Briggs ^a   O'Brien, Michael J ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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EID: 84893237939     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/673881     Document Type: Conference Paper

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