Using experimental studies of recent faecal material to examine hyaena coprolites from the West Runton freshwater bed, Norfolk, U.K.

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 19-31

  Larkin, Nigel R ^a   Alexander, Jan ^b   Lewis, Mark D ^c  

^a Norfolk Museums Service   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c Institute of Archaeology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coprolites; Crocuta; Droppings; Hyaena; Pleistocene; West Runton freshwater bed

Indexed keywords

COPROLITE; PLEISTOCENE; TRACE FOSSIL;

NORFOLK; UNITED KINGDOM; WEST RUNTON;

CROCUTA CROCUTA;

EID: 0034020167     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1999.0437     Document Type: Article

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