Fire and the genus homo: An introduction to supplement 16

Current Anthropology

Volumn 58, Issue , 2017, Pages S165-S174

  Sandgathe, Dennis M ^a,b   Berna, Francesco ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 85029500772     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/691424     Document Type: Article

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