Prey choice, mass collecting, and the wild European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)

Journal of Anthropological Archaeology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 275-289

  Jones, Emily Lena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Demographic profiles; Dordogne; European rabbit; Hunting technique; Mass collecting; Oryctolagus cuniculus; Pleistocene Holocene transition; Sex; Warren

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748055398     PISSN: 02784165     EISSN: 10902686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaa.2005.11.002     Document Type: Article

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