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Bioarchaeological research in the Mariana Islands of the Western Pacific: An overview

✍ Scribed by Hanson, Douglas B.; Pietrusewsky, Michael

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1997
Tongue: English
Weight: 25 KB
Volume: 104
Category: Article
ISSN: 0002-9483
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-8644(199711)104:3<267::aid-ajpa1>3.0.co;2-t

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