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Agricultural origins, beginnings and transitions: the quest continues

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

David Harris
David Harris*
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Institute of Archaeology, University College London, 31–34 Gordon Square, London WC1H 0PY, England
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Antiquity , Volume 68 , Issue 261 , December 1994 , pp. 873 - 877
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 1994

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