The past 50,000 years: An archaeological view

The Cambridge History of Australia

Volumn 1, Issue , 2011, Pages 17-42

  Veth, Peter ^a   O'Connor, Sue ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84941559412     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CHO9781107445758.005     Document Type: Chapter

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