Declining foraging efficiency and moa carcass exploitation in southern New Zealand

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1328-1338

  Nagaoka, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Butchery; Carcass exploitation; Foraging theory; Moas; New Zealand; Transport

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR;

AUSTRALASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW ZEALAND; WORLD;

AVES;

EID: 21344440729     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2005.04.004     Document Type: Article

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