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The Evolution and History of Human Populations in South Asia pp 245–268Cite as

Cranial diversity in South Asia relative to modern human dispersals and global patterns of human variation

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Stock, J.T., Lahr, M.M., Kulatilake, S. (2007). Cranial diversity in South Asia relative to modern human dispersals and global patterns of human variation. In: Petraglia, M.D., Allchin, B. (eds) The Evolution and History of Human Populations in South Asia. Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-5562-5_11

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