Meta-analysis of zooarchaeological data from SW Asia and SE Europe provides insight into the origins and spread of animal husbandry

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 538-545

  Conolly, James ^a   Colledge, Sue ^b   Dobney, Keith ^c   Vigne, Jean Denis ^d   Peters, Joris ^e   Stopp, Barbara ^f   Manning, Katie ^b   Shennan, Stephen ^b  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^d MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Domestication; Livestock; Zooarchaeology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARCHAEOLOGY; DOMESTICATION; LIVESTOCK; NEOLITHIC; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ASIA; EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; BOS; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES; SUIDAE;

EID: 78650309029     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2010.10.008     Document Type: Article

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