Animal remains from Mahal Teglinos (Kassala, Sudan) and the arrival of pastoralism in the Southern Atbai

Journal of African Archaeology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 223-233

  Gautier, Achilles ^a   Van Neer, Wim ^b,c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Archaeozoology; Central Sudan; Pastoralism; Southern Atbai

Indexed keywords

EID: 63649143174     PISSN: 16121651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3213/1612-1651-10073     Document Type: Article

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