Mammalian remains from the upper palaeolithic site of Kamenka, Buryatia (Siberia)

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 35-57

  Germonpré, Mietje ^a   Lbova, Ludmila ^b  

^a ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

^b ENERGY SYSTEMS INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Early upper palaeolithic; Horse; Mongolian gazelle; Siberia; Taphonomic analysis; Transbaikal

Indexed keywords

FAUNA ASSEMBLAGE; HORSE; MONGOLIAN GAZELLE; PALAEOLITHIC; TAPHONOMIC ANALYSIS; TAPHONOMY;

RUSSIAN FEDERATION, SIBERIA, BURYATIA, TANSBAIKAL, KAMENKA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION, SIBERIA, BURYATIA, TRANSBAIKAL, KAMENKA;

EID: 0029729005     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1996.0004     Document Type: Article

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