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Blade and microblade industries in Northern, Eastern, and Central Asia 1. African origin and spread to the near east. / Derevianko, A. P.

In: Archaeology, Ethnology and Anthropology of Eurasia, Vol. 43, No. 2, 06.2015, p. 3-22.

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Derevianko AP. Blade and microblade industries in Northern, Eastern, and Central Asia 1. African origin and spread to the near east. Archaeology, Ethnology and Anthropology of Eurasia. 2015 Jun;43(2):3-22. doi: 10.1016/j.aeae.2015.09.002

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Derevianko, A. P. / Blade and microblade industries in Northern, Eastern, and Central Asia 1. African origin and spread to the near east. In: Archaeology, Ethnology and Anthropology of Eurasia. 2015 ; Vol. 43, No. 2. pp. 3-22.

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