Seeking guidelines through an evolutionary approach: Style revisited among the! kung san (ju/‘hoansi) of the 1990s

Archeological Papers of the American Anthropological Association

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 157-176

  Wiessner, Polly ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

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EID: 84973451969     PISSN: 1551823X     EISSN: 15518248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/ap3a.1997.7.1.157     Document Type: Article

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