Diet and seasonality in the Lower Pecos: evaluating coprolite data sets with cluster analysis

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2726-2741

  Riley, Tim ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Coprolite; Hinds Cave; Lower Pecos; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

CANONICAL ANALYSIS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COPROLITE; DATA SET; DIET; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FOOD CONSUMPTION; SEASONALITY; SETTLEMENT HISTORY; SETTLEMENT PATTERN;

HINDS CAVE; NORTH AMERICA; PECOS COUNTY; TEXAS; UNITED STATES; VAL VERDE COUNTY;

PECOS;

EID: 47949108446     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2008.04.022     Document Type: Article

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