Comparative ecology and taphonomy of spotted hyenas, humans, and wolves in Pleistocene Italy

Revue de Paleobiologie

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 771-785

  Stiner, Mary C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cave sites; Italy; Paleolithic humans; Spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta); Taphononomy; Wolves (Canis lupus); Zooarchaeology

Indexed keywords

MAMMAL; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PALEOLITHIC;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

CANIDAE; CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; CROCUTA CROCUTA; UNGULATA;

EID: 17744385516     PISSN: 02536730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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