The revolution that wasn't: a new interpretation of the origin of modern human behavior.

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• Publication year

  2000

• Venue

  Journal of Human Evolution

• Publication date

  2000-11-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, History

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  DOI 10.1006/JHEV.2000.0435PMID 11102266
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