In situ presumptive test for blood residues applied to 62 000-year-old stone tools

South African Archaeological Bulletin

Volumn 69, Issue 199, 2014, Pages 80-86

  Lombard, Marlize ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

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EID: 84930641105     PISSN: 00381969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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