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The Middle Paleolithic of the Levant. / Derevianko, A. P.

In: Archaeology, Ethnology and Anthropology of Eurasia, Vol. 44, No. 3, 09.2016, p. 3-36.

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Derevianko, AP 2016, 'The Middle Paleolithic of the Levant', Archaeology, Ethnology and Anthropology of Eurasia, vol. 44, no. 3, pp. 3-36. https://doi.org/10.17746/1563-0102.2016.44.3.003-036

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Derevianko, A. P. (2016). The Middle Paleolithic of the Levant. Archaeology, Ethnology and Anthropology of Eurasia, 44(3), 3-36. https://doi.org/10.17746/1563-0102.2016.44.3.003-036

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Derevianko AP. The Middle Paleolithic of the Levant. Archaeology, Ethnology and Anthropology of Eurasia. 2016 Sept;44(3):3-36. doi: 10.17746/1563-0102.2016.44.3.003-036

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Derevianko, A. P. / The Middle Paleolithic of the Levant. In: Archaeology, Ethnology and Anthropology of Eurasia. 2016 ; Vol. 44, No. 3. pp. 3-36.

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