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Book Title: Bones And Ochre: The Curious Afterlife Of The Red Lady Of Pa...
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Author: Marianne Sommer
Publication Name: Bones and Ochre : the Curious Afterlife of the Red Lady of Paviland
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication Year: 2008
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 29.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 416 Pages
