Variation in tuna fish catches in Pacific prehistory

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 127-135

  Fraser, K L ^a,b  

^a MUSEUM OF NEW ZEALAND TE PAPA TONGAREWA   (New Zealand)

^b NZ Historic Places Trust   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Archaeozoology; Fishing; Pacific; Prehistory; Tuna

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040673583     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.551     Document Type: Article

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