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Intrasite Spatial Patterns and Behavioral Modernity

Indications from the Late Levantine Mousterian Rockshelter of Tor Faraj, Southern Jordan

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Henry, D.O. (2002). Intrasite Spatial Patterns and Behavioral Modernity. In: Akazawa, T., Aoki, K., Bar-Yosef, O. (eds) Neandertals and Modern Humans in Western Asia. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47153-1_9

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