Seasonality only works in certain parts of the year: The reconstruction of fishing seasons through otolith analysis

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 457-474

  Van Neer, W ^a,b   Ervynck, A ^c   Bolle, L J ^d   Millner, R S ^e  

^a ROYAL MUSEUM FOR CENTRAL AFRICA   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c Inst Archaeo Her Flemish Comm   (Belgium)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Archaeozoology; Incremental growth; Melanogrammus aeglefinus; Pleuronectes platessa; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

EID: 14844351348     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.727     Document Type: Article

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