Disentangling the Harrisson archive to interpret the spatial and temporal distribution of vertebrate remains at Niah Caves, Sarawak

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 464-475

  Piper, Phil J ^a   Rabett, R J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES   (Philippines)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Excavation strategy; Interpretation of archives; Niah Caves; Taphonomy; Zooarchaeology

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349634618     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: 10991212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.1045     Document Type: Article

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