Taphonomic analysis of leporid remains obtained from modern Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) scats

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-13

  Lloveras, Lluís ^a,b   Moreno García, Marta ^b   Nadal, Jordi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Ministerio da Cultura Portugal   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Breakage; Digestion; Iberian lynx; Leporid remains; Taphonomy; Terrestrial carnivores

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; BONE; CARNIVORE; CRANIUM; DIGESTION; FELID; PALEOLITHIC; SKELETAL REMAINS; TAPHONOMY; TAXONOMY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

LEPORIDAE; LYNX; LYNX PARDINUS; MAMMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RAPTORES; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 35948955473     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2007.02.005     Document Type: Article

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