The use of statistical size estimations in minimum number calculations

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 351-359

  Orchard, Trevor J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Allometry; MNI; Quantitative methods; Regression; Size estimation; Zooarchaeology

Indexed keywords

EID: 27244444206     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.793     Document Type: Article

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