Hydrodynamic sorting of avian skeletal remains

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 477-487

  Trapani, Joshua ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BONE; HYDRODYNAMIC SORTING; TAPHONOMY;

EID: 0031849179     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1997.0257     Document Type: Article

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