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New insights into the Epipaleolithic of western Central Asia: The Tutkaulian complex. / Shnaider, Svetlana V.; Kolobova, Kseniya A.; Filimonova, Tatiana G. et al.

In: Quaternary International, Vol. 535, 10.01.2020, p. 139-154.

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Shnaider, SV, Kolobova, KA, Filimonova, TG, Taylor, W & Krivoshapkin, AI 2020, 'New insights into the Epipaleolithic of western Central Asia: The Tutkaulian complex', Quaternary International, vol. 535, pp. 139-154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2018.10.001

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Shnaider, S. V., Kolobova, K. A., Filimonova, T. G., Taylor, W., & Krivoshapkin, A. I. (2020). New insights into the Epipaleolithic of western Central Asia: The Tutkaulian complex. Quaternary International, 535, 139-154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2018.10.001

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Shnaider SV, Kolobova KA, Filimonova TG, Taylor W, Krivoshapkin AI. New insights into the Epipaleolithic of western Central Asia: The Tutkaulian complex. Quaternary International. 2020 Jan 10;535:139-154. doi: 10.1016/j.quaint.2018.10.001

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Shnaider, Svetlana V. ; Kolobova, Kseniya A. ; Filimonova, Tatiana G. et al. / New insights into the Epipaleolithic of western Central Asia: The Tutkaulian complex. In: Quaternary International. 2020 ; Vol. 535. pp. 139-154.

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