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Early human use of marine resources and pigment in South Africa during the Middle Pleistocene

Sun, 2011-07-31 21:54 -- John Hawks
TitleEarly human use of marine resources and pigment in South Africa during the Middle Pleistocene
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2007
AuthorsMarean, CW, Bar-Matthews, M, Bernatchez, J, Fisher, E, Goldberg, P, Herries, AIR, Jacobs, Z, Jerardino, A, Karkanas, P, Minichillo, T, Nilssen, PJ, Thompson, E, Watts, I, Williams, HM
JournalNature
Volume449
Pagination905–908
ISSN0028-0836
Keywords2011-05-20, africa, art, diet, Middle Pleistocene, MSA, South Africa, symbolic behavior
URLhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature06204
DOI10.1038/nature06204
Citation KeyMarean:pigment:2007

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