Plant foods and the dietary ecology of Neanderthals and early modern humans.

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• Publication year

  2014

• Venue

  Journal of Human Evolution

• Publication date

  2014-04-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/j.jhevol.2013.12.014PMID 24612646
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