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The Impact of Projectile Weaponry on Late Pleistocene Hominin Evolution

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ID20036742
AuthorsJohn J Shea (0000-0003-2146-2477)
Year2009
Pages189-199
Publication date2009-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeCHAPTER
PublisherSpringer Netherlands (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1007/978-1-4020-9699-0_14
OpenAlexW69807751
ISBN9781402096990
LanguageEN
Citations received40
References cited70

Archaeology · Diversification (marketing strategy) · Geography · Homo sapiens · Middle Paleolithic · Middle Stone Age · Pleistocene · Projectile · Projectile point · Subsistence agriculture · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Geology · Paleontology · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology

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Unique citing works40
Citations per year2,35
Citation span2009 - 2026 (18)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 39

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