Middle Palaeolithic toolstone procurement behaviors at Lusakert Cave 1, Hrazdan valley, Armenia.

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• Publication year

  2016

• Venue

  Journal of Human Evolution

• Publication date

  2016-02-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Geology

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  DOI 10.1016/j.jhevol.2015.10.008PMID 26852814
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