Osteology of the Kuri Maori: The Prehistoric Dog of New Zealand

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 113-126

  Clark, Geoffrey ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dog; Kuri; New Zealand; Osteology; Polynesia; Prehistoric

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; DOG; KURI; OSTEOLOGY; QUATERNARY;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0030979861     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1995.0098     Document Type: Article

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