South American camelid bone structural density: What are we measuring? Comments on data sets, values, their interpretation and application

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1159-1168

  Izeta, Andrés D ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Andean zooarchaeology; Bone structural density; Camelidae; Methodology; South America

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; BONE; DENSITY; ZOOGEOGRAPHY;

ARGENTINA; CALCHAQUIES; CATAMARCA; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 20544461096     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2005.02.013     Document Type: Article

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