Uluburun shipwreck stowaway house mouse: molar shape analysis and indirect clues about the vessel's last journey

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2953-2959

  Cucchi, T ^a,b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Elliptic Fourier Transform; Geometric morphometric; Invasive species; Maritime Trade; Zooarchaeology

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; INVASIVE SPECIES; MARITIME TRADE; MORPHOMETRY; RODENT; TAXONOMY;

MURINAE; MUS; MUS MUSCULUS; MUS MUSCULUS DOMESTICUS; RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 49849106069     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2008.06.016     Document Type: Article

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