Zooarchaeological measures of hunting pressure and occupation intensity in the Natufian: Implications for agricultural origins

Current Anthropology

Volumn 45, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2004, Pages

  Munro, Natalie D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1086/422084     Document Type: Review

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