Ethnoarchaeology of paleolithic fire: Methodological considerations

Current Anthropology

Volumn 58, Issue , 2017, Pages S217-S229

  Mallol, Carolina ^a   Henry, Auréade ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

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EID: 85023647652     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/691422     Document Type: Article

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