Taphonomic aspects of the human remains from the Mladeč cave

Early Modern Humans at the Moravian Gate: The Mladeč Caves and their Remains

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 75-98

  Teschler Nicola, Maria ^a  

^a NATURHISTORISCHES MUSEUM WIEN   (Austria)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-211-49294-9_5     Document Type: Chapter

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