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The emergence of knapping and vocal expression embedded in a Pan/Homo culture

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Savage-Rumbaugh, S., Fields, W.M. & Spircu, T. The emergence of knapping and vocal expression embedded in a Pan/Homo culture. Biology & Philosophy 19, 541–575 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/sBIPH-004-0528-0

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