The effect of cooking on the survivorship of jackrabbit skeletons (Lepus californicus) presented to desert scavengers of the eastern Great Basin, North America

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 214-226

  Ugan, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Great Basin; Lagomorph; Scavenging; Small mammal; Taphonomy; Zooarchaeology

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952297557     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: 10991212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.1024     Document Type: Article

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