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82,000-Year-Old Shell Beads from North Africa and Implications for the Origins of Modern Human Behavior

Thu, 2011-08-04 01:06 -- John Hawks
Title82,000-Year-Old Shell Beads from North Africa and Implications for the Origins of Modern Human Behavior
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2007
AuthorsBouzouggar, A, Barton, N, Vanhaeren, M, D'Errico, F, Collcutt, S, Higham, T, Hodge, E, Parfitt, S, Rhodes, E, Schwenninger, J-L, Stringer, C, Turner, E, Ward, S, Moutmir, A, Stambouli, A
JournalProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, U. S. A.
Volume104
Pagination9964–9969
Keywords*file-import-10-07-12
URLhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0703877104
DOI10.1073/pnas.0703877104
Citation KeyBouzouggar:2007

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