F-content variation in mammoth ivory from Aurignacian contexts: Preservation, alteration, and implications for ivory-procurement strategies
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عنوان ژورنال: Quaternary International
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1040-6182
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2015.11.105