The Evolution of Modern Behaviour and its Implications for Maritime Dispersal during the Palaeolithic

Cambridge Archaeological Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 829-846

  Leppard, Thomas P ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84944441464     PISSN: 09597743     EISSN: 14740540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959774315000098     Document Type: Article

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