Botai and the origins of horse domestication

Journal of Anthropological Archaeology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 29-78

  Levine, Marsha A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Archaeology; Domestication; Eurasian steppe; Horse

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033095956     PISSN: 02784165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jaar.1998.0332     Document Type: Article

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