Do faunal remains reflect socioeconomic status? An ethnoarchaeological study among Central African farmers in the northern Congo Basin

Journal of Anthropological Archaeology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 315-325

  Schmitt, Dave N ^a   Lupo, Karen D ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal prey; Central Africa; Ethnoarchaeology; Farmers; Socioeconomics; Taxonomic diversity; Zooarchaeology

Indexed keywords

EID: 51649085004     PISSN: 02784165     EISSN: 10902686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaa.2008.06.001     Document Type: Article

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