A critique of faunal analysis; Inconsistency among experts in blind tests

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 377-386

  Gobalet, Kenneth W ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Critique; Faunal analysis; Faunal experts; Fish remains; Reproducibility; Zooarchaeology

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; FISH; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

EID: 0035015359     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.2000.0564     Document Type: Article

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