Hunting in a tropical rainforest: Evidence from the terminal pleistocene at Lobang Hangus, Niah Caves, Sarawak

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 551-565

  Piper, Phil J ^a   Rabett, R J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES   (Philippines)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hunting; Primates; Projectile technologies; Terminal Pleistocene; Tropical rainforest

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349645777     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: 10991212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.1046     Document Type: Article

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