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Pinnacle Point: Excavation and Survey Methods

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  1. Institute of Human Origins, School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA

    Simen Oestmo & Curtis W. Marean

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Oestmo, S., Marean, C.W. (2014). Pinnacle Point: Excavation and Survey Methods. In: Smith, C. (eds) Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0465-2_1509

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