What to make of the 'Murchison Cement'?: A re-examination of a megafaunal fossil site in the Mid West, Western Australia

Australian Archaeology

Volumn 79, Issue , 2014, Pages 116-123

  Murszewski, Ashleigh ^a   Ward, Ingrid ^a   Spooner, Nigel ^b,c   Leopold, Matthias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

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EID: 84987740941     PISSN: 03122417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03122417.2014.11682027     Document Type: Article

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