Investigation of human hunting seasonality through dental microwear analysis of two Caprinae in late Pleistocene localities in Southern France

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1603-1612

  Rivals, Florent ^a   Deniaux, Brigitte ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Capra; Caprinae; Hunting; Microwear; Rupicapra; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; HUNTING; PLEISTOCENE; SEASONALITY;

CAPRA; CAPRA CAUCASICA; CAPRINAE; RUPICAPRA; RUPICAPRA PYRENAICA;

EID: 25144489502     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2005.04.014     Document Type: Article

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