Ancient humans in eurasian arctic ecosystems: Environmental dynamics and changing subsistence

World Archaeology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 421-436

  Pitul’Ko, Vladimir V ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR THE HISTORY OF MATERIAL CULTURE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Arctic; Eurasia; Maritime adaptation; Reindeer hunting; Siberia

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; COPING STRATEGY; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; HUNTING;

RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SIBERIA;

EID: 0033020022     PISSN: 00438243     EISSN: 14701375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00438243.1999.9980421     Document Type: Article

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