Analyzing the process of domestication: Hagoshrim as a case study

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1587-1601

  Haber, Annat ^a   Dayan, Tamar ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cattle; Domestication; Goats; Israel; Kill off patterns; Levant; Morphometrics; Neolith; Pigs; Sheep

Indexed keywords

DOMESTICATION;

EID: 4444361439     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2004.04.001     Document Type: Article

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