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Antiquity and Social Functions of Multilevel Social Organization Among Human Hunter-Gatherers

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ID9306632
AuthorsRobert Layton (0000-0001-8695-7425, Durham University, corresponding author), Sean J O’Hara (0000-0002-8908-7522, University of Salford), Sean O’Hara, Alan Bilsborough (Durham University)
Year2012
Volume33
Issue5
Pages1215-1245
Publication date2012-09-07
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Primatology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0164-0291 • E-ISSN: 1573-8604
PublisherSpringer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1007/s10764-012-9634-z
OpenAlexW2093198591
LanguageEN
Citations received58
References cited120

Animal ecology · Archaeology · Biological evolution · Biology · Evolutionary biology · Foraging · Geography · Hominidae · Homo sapiens · Human evolution · Hunter-gatherer · Population · Social evolution · Social organization · Sociality · Sociology · Troglodytes · Anthropology · Demography · Evolution and Paleontology Studies · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Primate Behavior and Ecology · Ecology

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