The Mesolithic in Scotland: East meets West

Scottish Archaeological Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 101-120

  Finlay, Nyree ^a   Warren, Graeme ^b   Wickham Jones, Caroline ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85014776973     PISSN: 14715767     EISSN: 17552028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3366/saj.2002.24.2.101     Document Type: Article

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