The chronological factor in understanding the middle and upper paleolithic of eurasia

Current Anthropology

Volumn 58, Issue , 2017, Pages S480-S490

  Douka, Katerina ^a,b   Higham, Tom ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR THE SCIENCE OF HUMAN HISTORY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85061765323     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/694173     Document Type: Article

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