The role of cetacea in prehistoric and historic Atlantic Scotland

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 34-48

  Mulville, Jacqui ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atlantic Scotland; Bone working; Cetacean; Norse; Prehistoric; Zooarchaeology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040673291     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.611     Document Type: Article

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