Hunter-Gatherers in southeast Asia: From prehistory to the present

Human Biology

Volumn 85, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 21-44

  Higham, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Hoabinhian; Hunter gatherers; Mani; Semang; Southeast Asia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919785212     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: 15346617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3378/027.085.0302     Document Type: Article

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