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The use of mortality patterns in archaeological studies of hominid predatory adaptations

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ID18926366
AuthorsM C Stiner (0000-0002-3136-9535, University of New Mexico, corresponding author)
Year1990
Volume9
Issue4
Pages305-351
Publication date1990-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Anthropological Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0278-4165 • E-ISSN: 1090-2686
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/0278-4165(90)90010-b
OpenAlexW2090376115
LanguageEN
Citations received244
References cited53

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