Semi-permanent foragers in semi-arid environments of North Africa

World Archaeology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 197-219

  Garcea, Elena A A ^a,b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Delayed return economy; Fishing; Libya; North Africa; Pottery; Sudan

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HOLOCENE; SEMIARID REGION; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

AFRICA; NILE VALLEY; NORTH AFRICA; SAHARA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33745062540     PISSN: 00438243     EISSN: 14701375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00438240600693968     Document Type: Article

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