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Research Article

Analysing criteria of formation in multi-stratified karst deposits: the observation of surfaces in Late Pleistocene faunal bones from Mora Cavorso cave (Latium, Central Italy)

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Received 23 Dec 2022, Accepted 17 Jul 2023, Published online: 02 Aug 2023

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