Behavioral Ecology And Archaeology

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Behavioral Ecology and Archaeology
Author(s): Douglas W. Bird and James F. O'Connell
Source: Journal of Archaeological Research, Vol. 14, No. 2 (June 2006), pp. 143-188
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Abstract
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Introduction
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