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Catalysts for Stone Age innovations

What might have triggered two short-lived bursts of technological and behavioral innovation in southern Africa during the Middle Stone Age?

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Pages 191-193 | Received 31 Dec 2008, Accepted 02 Jan 2009, Published online: 30 Apr 2009

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