Stone age exploitation of birds on the Island of Gotland, Baltic Sea: A taphonomic study of the avifauna on the Neolithic site of Ajvide

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 429-452

  Mannermaa, K ^a   Stora J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Baltic Sea; Bird bones; Bone surface modification; Fowling; Fracture analysis; Fragmentation analysis; Pitted Ware culture; Stone Age; Taphonomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750409004     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: 10991212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.884     Document Type: Article

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