Of stones and bones: Interpreting site function in the Upper Paleolithic and Mesolithic of Western Europe

Journal of Anthropological Archaeology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 500-509

  Straus, Lawrence Guy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Artifacts; Belgium; Fauna; Fishing; France; Hunting; Mesolithic; Portugal; Seasonality; Spain; Upper Paleolithic

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750360710     PISSN: 02784165     EISSN: 10902686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaa.2006.03.004     Document Type: Article

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