Late pleistocene human evolution in eastern asia behavioral perspectives

Current Anthropology

Volumn 58, Issue , 2017, Pages S514-S526

  Bae, Christopher J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

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EID: 85037648032     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/694078     Document Type: Article

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