The great auk and the gannet: A prehistoric perspective on the extinction of the great auk

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 43-55

  Serjeantson, Dale ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alca impennis; Bird bones; Britain; Common pool resources; Extinction; Great auk; Northern gannet; Seabird fowling; Sula bassana

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039488286     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.545     Document Type: Article

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