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European and Northwest African Middle Pleistocene hominids

Thu, 2011-08-04 00:45 -- John Hawks
TitleEuropean and Northwest African Middle Pleistocene hominids
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication1960
AuthorsHowell, FC
JournalCurrent Anthropology
Volume1
Pagination195–232
Keywords*file-import-10-07-15
Citation KeyHowell:1960a

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