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The oldest human fossil in Europe, from Orce (Spain)

Isidro Toro-Moyano1, Bienvenido Martínez-Navarro, Jordi Agustí

  • 1Museo Arqueológico de Granada, Carrera del Darro 41-43, 18010 Granada, Spain. isidro.toro@juntadeandalucia.es

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