Why the muddle in the middle matters: The language of comparative and direct in human evolution

Archeological Papers of the American Anthropological Association

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 49-65

  Gowlett, J A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85040410498     PISSN: 1551823X     EISSN: 15518248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/ap3a.1997.7.1.49     Document Type: Article

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