Middle Paleolithic tortoise use at Kebara Cave (Israel)

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 471-483

  Speth, John D ^a   Tchernov, Eitan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Israel; Middle paleolithic; Neanderthal; Near east; Subsistence; Tortoises; Zooarchaeology

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; NEANDERTHAL; PALEOLITHIC; PREDATION; REPTILE;

ISRAEL; KEBARA CAVE; MOUNT CARMEL;

TESTUDO GRAECA;

EID: 0036298781     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.2001.0740     Document Type: Article

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