Bone collecting by brown hyaenas Hyaena brunnea in the Namib Desert: Rate of accumulation

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 69-71

  Skinner, J D ^a   Haupt, M A ^a   Hoffmann, M ^a   Dott, H M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bone collection rate; Brown hyaenas; Namib desert

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008683444     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1997.0200     Document Type: Article

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