An odontocete (Cetacea) meat utility index

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 713-721

  Savelle, James M ^a   Friesen, T Max ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bone transport; Cetaceans; Food utility indices; Harbour porpoise; Odontocetes; Zooarchaeology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001585022     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1996.0067     Document Type: Article

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