Cognitive archaeology, evolutionary psychology and cultural transmission, with particular reference to religious ideas

Archeological Papers of the American Anthropological Association

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 67-74

  Mithen, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85040421976     PISSN: 1551823X     EISSN: 15518248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/ap3a.1997.7.1.67     Document Type: Article

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