Identification of skeletal remains of closely related species: the pitfalls and solutions

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1247-1250

  Bochenski, Zbigniew M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION OF ANIMALS   (Poland)

Author keywords

Bird bones; Closely related species; Identification; Morphological variation; Zooarchaeology

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BONE; MORPHOLOGY; OSTEOLOGY; SKELETAL REMAINS;

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EID: 40749131578     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2007.08.013     Document Type: Article

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