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Hunter-Gatherer Adaptations, Economic Risk and Tool Design

C. Britt BousmanTexas Archaeological Research Laboratory, University of Texas at Austin. Austin, TX, 78712-1100.
Pages 59-86 | Published online: 01 Apr 2016

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