Understanding ancient hominin dispersals using artefactual data: a phylogeographic analysis of Acheulean handaxes.
BACKGROUND:Reconstructing the dispersal patterns of extinct hominins remains a challenging but essential goal. One means of supplementing fossil evidence is to utilize archaeological evidence in the form of stone tools. Based on broad dating patterns, it has long been thought that the appearance of...
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| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2009-10-01
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| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2756619?pdf=render |