The Middle Pleistocene argali (Ovis ammon antiqua) assemblages at the Caune de l'Arago (Tautavel, Pyrénées-Orientales, France): Were prehistoric hunters or carnivores responsible for their accumulation?

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 249-268

  Rivals, Florent ^a   Testu, A ^a   Moigne, A M ^b   De Lumley, H ^c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^c Institut de Paleontologie Humaine   (France)

Author keywords

Argali; Caune de l'Arago; Middle Pleistocene; Southern France; Taphonomy; Zooarchaeology

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745236630     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: 10991212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.822     Document Type: Article

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