Eggshell and the archaeological record: new insights into turkey husbandry in the American Southwest

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1610-1621

  Bradley Beacham, E ^a   Durand, Stephen R ^b  

^a Taschek Environmental Consulting   (United States)

^b EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal domestication; Eggshell; Scanning electron microscopy (SEM); Southwest USA; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; DOMESTICATION; EGGSHELL; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

NEW MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34548685610     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2006.11.015     Document Type: Article

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