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The Acheulean of peninsular India with special reference to the Hungsi and Baichbal valleys of the lower Deccan

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Paddayya, K. (2007). The Acheulean of peninsular India with special reference to the Hungsi and Baichbal valleys of the lower Deccan. 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_5

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