Prehistory in blood and bone: An essay on the reconstruction of the past from genetics and morphology

Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 111-114

  Morris, A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

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EID: 85008755313     PISSN: 0035919X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00359190509520487     Document Type: Article

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