Modification of ostrich eggs by carnivores and its bearing on the interpretation of archaeological and paleontological finds

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 377-391

  Kandel, Andrew W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brown hyena; Deflation hollows; Geelbek; Middle Stone Age; Ostrich eggshell; Water containers

Indexed keywords

STORAGE VESSEL;

EID: 1542541169     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2003.09.007     Document Type: Article

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