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A new high-resolution 3-D quantitative method for identifying bone surface modifications with implications for the Early Stone Age archaeological record

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ID5710232
AuthorsMichael C Pante, Michael Pante (0000-0002-6706-9606, Colorado State University, corresponding author), Matthew V Muttart (Colorado State University), Trevor L Keevil (0009-0000-2517-7046, Colorado State University), Robert J Blumenschine, Jackson K Njau (0000-0001-8257-5585, Indiana University Bloomington), R Merritt (0000-0002-8018-0499, University of Alabama at Birmingham), Stephen R Merritt
Year2017
Volume102
Pages1-11
Publication date2017-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Human Evolution (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0047-2484 • E-ISSN: 1095-8606
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.jhevol.2016.10.002
PMID28012460
OpenAlexW2556640842
LanguageEN
Citations received53
References cited40

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