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D. Aoustin, UMR 6566 CReAAH, Laboratoire Archéosciences, Avenue du Général Leclerc -CS 74205, 35042 Rennes Cedex -France

F. Borgi, UMR 6566 CReAAH, Laboratoire Archéosciences, Avenue du Général Leclerc -CS 74205, vol.35042

C. Gallou, UMR 6566 CReAAH, Laboratoire Archéosciences, Avenue du Général Leclerc -CS 74205, 35042 Rennes Cedex -France

C. Leroyer and M. De-la-culture, Laboratoire Archéosciences, Avenue du Général Leclerc -CS 74205, 35042 Rennes Cedex -France

K. Lidour, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Maison de l'Archéologie et de l'Ethnologie, 21 allée de l'Université, 92023 Nanterre; and UMR 7209 AASPE -Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, p.75005

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W. Gareth and . Preston, Human Origins and Palaeoenvironments Research Group, Department of Social Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

A. G. Parker, Human Origins and Palaeoenvironments Research Group, Department of Social Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences