Prehistoric pig and dog remains from Fais Island, Micronesia

Anthropological Science

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 257-267

  Intoh, Michiko ^a   Shigehara, Nobuo ^b  

^a NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ETHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Austronesians; Domesticated animal resources; Fais Island; Micronesia; Prehistoric pig and dog

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; EXAMINATION; FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA; INDONESIA; ISLAND (GEOLOGICAL); NONHUMAN; PHILIPPINES; SWINE;

EID: 12444312575     PISSN: 09187960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1537/ase.040511     Document Type: Article

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